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YOUR TELNOS 1107 AND 1126: UK NATIONALITY SCHEME: ADVANCE BRIEFINGS
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1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TSANG HAS EXPLAINED TO MRS GRIMSEY (HOME OFFICE) THAT ONLY MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO PANEL AND HEADS OF CERTAIN HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL BE BRIEFED IN ADVANCE OF PUBLICATION OF THE BILL, AND THAT THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT ABOUT 3 PM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY 5 APRIL (IE AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE PUBLICATION). WE FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT PRESS BRIEFING AND BRIEFING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS WILL TAKE PLACE EITHER AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OR AFTERWARDS.
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THIS IS OF COURSE RATHER DIFFERENT FROM THE PROPOSALS SET OUT IN YOUR FIRST TUR. WE SEE NO PROBLEMS OVER YOUR PROCEEDING ON THIS NEW BASIS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT MINISTERS ABOUT YOUR REVISED PLANS. WE WILL REVERT AGAIN TOMORROW.
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