TNAG-2931-FCO40-4206-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 8

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

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HONG KONG

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SDY 57/2/1162/89(92) LAA

20 April

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$10.500

Mr. Chris Kelly

Home Office,

B4 Division, India Buildings, water Street, Liverpool, England.

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Dear Chris.

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Mr. Wamis 2014 Youis Mr Widow 21/4

Mr. Hayzelden

Mr Walmsley

MS Barnes-Jones Mr Giles

So how it's HK causing delay

rather

From Home Office.

I do hope there's no chance of

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Uxitish Natiorality Scheme Saying no- that would

be hopeless! I'll bohat the details when they come I tried

success to get in touch with you in. phone yesterday. This is just a short note to Keup up-to-date

and developments

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you forward.

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yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Nationality, some Legco members still bad misgivings about the phased registration of BDTC's as BNO, although

had put across the message it is not an attempt t.o deprive people of their nationality rights. As a result, we ATA going back to the Executive Council (hopefully on 1 MAY 1993) and request it to reaffirm the decision to proceed with the

phased registration

programme. dotailed account will be sent to you via the 100 very shortly.

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only સ slight delay, we would still profer to see the two Orders coupled in their presentation Parliament. Can I ask you to put off the laying of the BNS order before Parliament for the time being until we have received ExCo's decision on the other one. In the meantime,

Book forward to seeing a printed copy of the draft BNS Order when it is available.

1

Warast gards Bath

(KK Kwok)

for Secretary for Security

HKCD 348/1

2. APR 1993

2014 niss.

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