UNCLASSIFIED
HKC340
130
023056 MDLIAN 5741
RECEIV
PROISTRY
UNCLASSIFIED
FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 607
OF 230539Z APRIL 90
23 APR 1998
DESK OF INDEX
EGISTRY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HONG KONG TELNO 1307 : BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME : CHINESE
FOREIGN MINISTRY COMMENT
fo Pem 23/4
THE ''CHINA DAILY'' OF 23 APRIL CARRIES A SHORT REPORT OF COMMENTS MADE BY A MFA STATEMENT IN PEKING ON 21 APRIL.
1.
2.
SPOKESMAN IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT CHINA WILL NOT IGNORE THE PASSING ON SECOND READING OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT 1990 BY THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAD REPEATEDLY EXPOUNDED ITS SOLEMN STAND ON THE QUESTION CONCERNING THE UINILATERAL DECISION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE THE NATIONALITY OF SOME HONG KONG CHINESE CITIZENS. ''THEREFORE, WE WILL CERTAINLY NOT IGNORE THE MOVE MENTIONED ABOVE'!
·
THE TEXT OF THE NCNA STATEMENT IN TUR WAS CARRIED BY THE
CHINESE PRESS ON 21 APRIL.
3
DONALD
YYYY
MAIN
67
.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD /NTD
HD/CONSULAR D
NEWS D
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
11
HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
78
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MISS SPENCER
PAGE
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