2774
Miss Massion Mr Morrisht pa.
(recio today)
W 2/μ
From:
PS/Mr Maude
Date:
28 March 1990
PS
Cc:
Mr Carlisle MP
Mr Yeo MP
Mr Davies MP
Mr Fraser
Mr McLaren
Mr Paul, HKD
нко 34014
RECEIVED EGISTRY
2 5 MAY 1990
Mr Lidington
HONG KONG: NATIONALITY
OFFICER
STRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
1. John Yaxley telephoned me from the HKGO after getting back from Mr Maude's meeting on 28 March, which you attended. He said that he had expressed doubts at the meeting about using the apparent success of the Singapore scheme (ie its low take up rate) as an argument with MPs. He had since talked to Hong Kong, who felt that this argument might rebound on us and made the following two points:
- the Singapore scheme was new and it was hard to tell yet whether it would be "successful" or not.
- it was not a passport scheme, only one that gave the right to enter Singapore; our opponents would ask why we had to offer passports.
2. Mr Maude does not agree: there isn't a Kaufman factor in Singapore. He thinks the argument is worth using.
Valerie Ewan
PP
Nicola Brewer
Private Secretary to
Mr Francis Maude
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