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THIS

DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S

GOVERNMENT

OD (K) (90) 2

March 1990

DEFENCE AND OVERSEA POLICY COMMITTEE SUB-COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG

HONG KONG ASSURANCES: LEGISLATION

COPY NO

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IN REGISTRY 1 MAY 1990

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PA

REGISTRY

Motion Taken.

Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Home Department

1.

Since the Foreign Secretary's announcement on 20 December

1989 about our proposals for granting citizenship to 50,000 key

Hong Kong personnel, I have written to colleagues on 11 and 31

January giving details of the likely shape of the Bill and the

further work which is being done by our own and HKG officials.

Provisional instructions to Parliamentary Counsel have been

issued and it remains the intention to introduce the Bill in the

week beginning 2 April. Given the amount of work which remains

to be done before the Bill is ready, however, I do not believe that it will be feasible to attempt to secure a second reading by Easter.

2.

The purpose of this memorandum is to:

a) seek colleagues' endorsement of the broad structure of

the selection scheme as it currently stands;

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