SECRET
1376106
MDHOAN 6134
SECRET
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 30003OZ PEKING
TELNO 288
OF 29170OZ MARCH 90
HKC340
RECEP
GISTRY
9 APR 1990
"GISTRY
on Taxen
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
Mr Mans
fe Nort": Chinese?
RM 29/3.
HONG KONG TELNO 1092: NATIONALITY SCHEME: BRIEFING THE CHINESE
1
IT HAS NOW BEEN AGREED THAT SECTION 2(2) OF THE BILL WILL
(WILL) BE RETAINED.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOW TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH THE CHINESE MFA ON THE BASIS OF THE CONSOLIDATED SPEAKING NOTE PROVIDED BY HONG KONG, WITH WHICH WE ARE CONTENT.
3
IN
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FAXED SET OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH HONG KONG HAVE KINDLY DRAFTED. WE ARE BROADLY CONTENT. PARTICULAR, WE AGREE WITH THE APPROACH ADOPTED IN THE DEFENSIVE BRIEF OF AVOIDING BEING DRAWN ON THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES SCHEME AND THE SENSITIVE SERVICE SCHEME.
4. IT IS OF COURSE LIKELY THAT DETAILS OF THE TWO SCHEMES WILL GET INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE COURSE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL THROUGH PARLIAMENT: THE HOME OFFICE'S EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM (TO BE PUBLISHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BILL) WILL REFER TO THE TWO SCHEMES. NEVERTHELESS, IT WOULD CLEARLY NOT BE HELPFUL, IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS EXERCISE, TO GET INTO DETAIL ABOUT THESE ASPECTS OF THE PACKAGE.
HURD
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DISTRIBUTION
60
ΜΑΙΝ
57
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE MR MCLAREN
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