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This is the Hot binvision Predictable to like. They argue that the assurana given by Bistoung made it clear

was rejerning

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submission

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Risfis actually disingenuous? The Home Office,

assurance

devived for,

since

1985, have you been trying to clarify the fact thank the 83) and intend to apply to only. Members of the ethnic minority. That Rey have

hard to keep amending the wording effectively to tighten

that she

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but legio argue differently, and will doubtless press home their inkaprelation.

cc Mr Langdon" up and excluck the Mr Moorey vajority, is a measure Mr Whalley Reir failure to put over Mr Walmsley this basic point. Mr Kelly

Ishall ash M. Rawstone later today God.

The reaction was in the Pirate A R Rawsthorne

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From:

M. Michetts to

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Immigration and Nationality

Department

Lunar House

(GTN 3822) 2733

25 June 1993

1.

Mr Barnes

2. Miss Walker

of

Mrs Kellas HK people won't Re

assurance to apply to all,

thar Emily han Miss Barnes-Jones, FCO

Mr Thomas Mr Rock

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Mr Hayward, NTCD

HONK KONG ETHNIC MINORITIES

and now

bens prised it out of Re Home Sec, they're not going to

let it

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back in the box. This submission does not

give Ho ministen adequate flavord thin

para>) facx7) give

Mr Mann's

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"backgrand.

We might try to warn the Governor of thes prodium of back-lovering

Issue

1. When the Home Secretary met the deputation from Legco on 9 June,

he offered to repeat the immigration assurance which has been given

to the ethnic minority community. The deputation said that they had

been taken aback at the meeting with Mr Goodlad at the Foreign Office that morning when he spoke in terms of "solely British nationals" and

claimed that this was a new tightening of the formulation that had

been used in 1986. This submission explains how the assurance has

been modified over time and considers what might now be done to set

the record straight.

HKCD 34016

RI

29J 1993

Timing

2. There is no inherent urgency, but it is a matter of fairly

Nor so. The Home Sec. has now

Received

a

вто letter from Ms Lau effecrinly daring him to try to resiler from wis oral confummbrim than the assurance

(attached)

"applies to all british ravimals in HK.

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