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Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

3- DEC 1990

to

Rt. Hon. Mrs. Lynda Chalker, MP.,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Eland House

Stag Place

LONDON SW1E 5DH

Borough Solicitor & Secretary's Department

P.G. Manson LL.B

Borough Solicitor & Secretary

Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside L44 8ED. telephone 051-638 7070

fax 051-691 1005

date 27 November, 1990.

my ref

HRJ/AE PR/R5/1

your ref

tel ext

302

please ask for

Mr. H. Jones

Dear Mrs. Chalker

HONG KONG

The Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, meeting on 19 November, 1990, passed a resolution in the following terms:-

"That, in view of the large Chinese community on Merseyside which is an

integral part of Merseyside, and bearing in mind the concern of many families who still have relatives in Hong Kong and are concerned at the situation there, this Council expresses its deep concern over the Colony's future with sympathy and understanding and hereby agrees to:

(1) give consideration to the future of the Colony and its problems;

(2) make representations to Central Government over the future of

Hong Kong and its people, calling on them to amend the current selective and restrictive legislation to give the right of entry to the United Kingdon to all Hong Kong citizens who hold British passports;

(3) extend a welcome to people from Hong Kong;

and,

(4) make representations to the Chinese Consul General concerning the

future problems envisaged by the Chinese community.

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I should be grateful if you would bring this resolution to the notice of the Secretary of State. In particular, would you be kind enough to draw his attention to paragraph (2), which urges the Government to extend the right of entry to the United Kingdon to all Hong Kong citizens who hold British passports.

Yours sincerely

PJ Manson.

Borough Solicitor & Secretary