TNAG-2189-FCO40-3126-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-1990 — Page 127

Private Secretary

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FROM: A R Paul

Hong Kong Department

DATE: 2 February 1990

CC:

PS/Mr Maude

Mr McLaren

LETTER FROM THE RT HON GERALD KAUFMAN MP

Mr Lidington

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Problem

1.

A letter from Mr Kaufman about the questions that he asked in the House following the announcement of the nationality package for

Hong Kong.

Recommendation

I recommend that the Secretary of State reply on the lines of

It has been cleared with the Home Office. the attached draft.

2.

Background

3. The Home Office are adamant that as the final criteria for qualification under the Scheme are not yet finalised, we cannot give

He should understand that there a substantive reply to Mr Kaufman.

will be adequate time and opportunity for debate on all these points when the Bill is presented to the House.

4.

pm.

The Secretary of State is seeing Mr Kaufman on 8 February at 6

There is likely to be a little more that the Secretary of State

can say on the subject on that occasion, on a personal and confidential basis, although it will not be possible for him to give

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