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TM FCO 0418307 JUL 79
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 487 OF 4 JULY
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STUK ORAL INDEX
FROM MCLAREN. PROPOSED CHANGES IN BRITISH NATIONALITY LAW, 1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE HOME OFFICE HAVE NOW RECOMMENDED TO THEIR
MINISTERS THAT THEY SHOULD PROCEED WITH LEGISLATION ON THE BASIS OF
THE 1977 GREEN PAPER PROPOSALS, AND THAT MR WHITELAW WILL SHORTLY BE WRITING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SEEK HIS AGREEMENT. WE WILL
WANT TO REFLECT YOUR VIEWS IN ADVISING THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON
HOW HE SHOULD REPLY.
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2, WHEN YOU SAW MR RAISON ON 15 JUNE YOU ARGUED THAT THE INTRODUCTIV OF A 2-TIER CITIZENSHIP WOULD CREATE REAL PROBLEMS FOR HONG KONG
AND THAT UK OBJECTIVES COULD BE MET EQUALLY WELL BY A 3-TIER. CONCEPT, WHICH WOULD BE MORE ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG OPINION, THE
3 CATEGORIES YOU OUTLINED WERE:-
(A) BRITISH CITIZENS WITH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; (B) THOSE WITH THIS RIGHT IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY»
(C) BRITISH CITIZENS WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN EITHER THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR ANY OF THE DEPENDENCIES,
3, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY CONFIRMATION THAT YOU WISH US TO
PRESS FOR THIS SOLUTION (ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF LEAVING THINGS AS THEY ARE AT PRESENT). IT WOULD
ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW:-
(1) WHETHER YOU THINK IT OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE TO RETAIN THE TITLE
QUOTE CITIZEN OF THE UK AND COLONIES UNQUOTE FOR THOSE IN CATEGORY (B) ABOVE: OR
(11) WHETHER SOME OTHER TITLE WOULD BE SATISFACTORY PROVIDED A CLEAR DISTINCTION WAS DRAWN BETWEEN CATEGORIES (B) AND (C).
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