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PERSONAL FOR PS/GH FROM RICKETTS, HKD

BRITISH NATIONALITY CHONG KONG) ACT 1990: BONAS MACHINE COMPANY.

1. STEPHEN WALL HAS WRITTEN TO US ASKING FOR ADVICE IN ANSWERING A LETTER WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER HAS RECEIVED FROM IAN HARRIS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BONAS MACHINE COMPANY LTD. MR WALL SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT BONAS ARE AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL AND GROWING ENTERPRISE AND THAT HE IS SURE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL WANT TO HELP. THE BONAS LETTER MAKES AN APPEAL FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR BRITISH NATIONALITY FOR TWO OF BONAS' KEY HONG KONG EMPLOYEES. BOTH WERE REJECTED UNDER THE FIRST TRANCHE. THE EMPLOYEES IN QUESTION ARE

WHO BOTH APPARTENTLY APPLIED UNDER THE ''ENGINEER AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL GROUP. HARRIS WROTE IN SIMILAR TERMS TO THE GOVERNOR ON 29 OCTOBER, HE HAS WRITTEN TO VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND MINISTERS ABOUT THESE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

2. I APPRECIATE THAT APPROACHES OF THIS KIND ARE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FIRST TRANCHE OF THE NATIONALITY SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE PRIME MINISTER CAN SAY TO HARRIS? STEPHEN WALL THINKS THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL WANT TO RAISE THE SUBJECT WITH MR PATTEN IF THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVISE WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SUBMIT A DRAFT REPLY BY 17 NOVEMBER.

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