TNAG-2204-FCO40-3160-British-Nationality-(Hong-Kong)-Act-1990-UK-undertakings-1990 — Page 98

UNDERTAKING

24/14

CONFIDENTIAL

59

177424

MDHIAN 3528

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELNO 3667

OF 10025OZ DECEMBER 90

TOP COPY Q DIST?

INFO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG, HKGO LONDON, DTI

HKD 340/14

PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM TSANG

HKGO PERSONAL FOR YAXLEY

BTC PERSONAL FOR HEAP

DTI FOR DAVID LOVE OT2

27

13 DEC 090

SBTC'S TELNO 394 AND YOUR TELNO 208: LIST OF BRITISH

UNDERTAKINGS

340/4650

I FULLY APPRECIATE THE MYRIAD DIFFICULTIES FACED BY SBTC'S ADVISORY GROUP IN DETERMINING BRITISH UNDERTAKINGS ON THE BASIS OF THE CRITERIA PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO 1625. THE VERY REAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLYING THESE CRITERIA NOTWITHSTANDING, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO PUBLICATION. OUR VIEW THIS SHOULD BE DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, AS SOON AS THE GOVERNOR HAS APPROVED THE LISTS SUBMITTED ON THE LINES SUGGESTED IN PARA. 5 OF YOUR TUR.

2. I REPEAT BELOW THE MAIN REASONS FOR EARLY PUBLICATION:

(A)

(B)

(C)

ALL THE LISTS TO WHICH THE APPLICANTS NEED TO REFER FOR POINT-SCORING PURPOSES (E.G. LISTS OF APPROVED PUBLIC BODIES, OCCUPATION-RELATED AWARDS ETC.), HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED FROM THE OUTSET, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH ARE NOT EXHAUSTIVE. WE HAVE NO GOOD REASON FOR DELAYING THE PUBLICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR LIST. ANY PROLONGED DELAY WOULD ONLY FUEL SPECULATION OF HIDDEN AGENDA.

ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE REACTION ARISING FROM PUBLICATION OF AN INCOMPLETE LIST COULD BE MINIMISED BY STRESSING THAT THIS IS AN INITIAL LIST WHICH MAY BE UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME.

IN

EARLY PUBLICATION WOULD GIVE THOSE FIRMS NOT INCLUDED MORE TIME TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD.

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