TNAG-2930-FCO40-4205-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 22

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British Nationality Hong Kong: Orders in Council

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Thank you for your letter of 12 February seeking my

agreement and that of other OPD (K) colleagues to the Home

Office proceeding with the drafting of two Orders in

Council relating to British Nationality in Hong Kong.

I agree that the two Orders in Council should now be

drafted.

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3. I note that you anticipate being able to lay them before Parliament in May this year. I appreciate that

there is still a lot of work to be done before the Orders

are ready, but would welcome their introduction to

Parliament as early as possible, in order to give Hong Kong

the maximum possible time for publicising the details. My officials will do all they can to help in the preparatory

stages.

4.

I am copying this minute to the Prime Minister and

other members of OPD(K), to the Lord President and to

Sir Robin Butler.

RF

Dr.

INDL

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

18 February 1993

(DOUGLAS HURD)

HILD 340/1

19 FEB 1993

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