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CALL ON MR GOODLAD BY MR MARTIN LEE AND DR YEUNG SUM, 27 JULY

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Nationality matters: Ethnic Minorities; Wives and Widows

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Governor has again drawn my attention to concern in LegCo

on these issues, (noted Sir David Ford's appearance before

LegCo on 21 July), and has emphasised HKG's support for citizenship for these 2 groups.

I have now written again to Charles Wardle putting the case for the ethnic minorities, and recommending that the Home

Secretary might use what discretion he has under the

residential rules of the British Nationality Act 1981 in favour of any wives or widows who wish to settle here. I await a reply.

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Understand a draft reply to Ms Lau's letter to the Home Secretary is under consideration.

HKD 348/6

2 8 JUL 1993

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