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people we and talking about." Locally recruited Adarinstvative officers is hit, I belive entirely satisfactory description. They are I sayyed 2. The concern of thes bcally recreated Administrative officers is
very interpretation put on the new Chinese Nationality Law by HM Embassy Peking
underlines this. (Para 6 of Peixe's Letter of 2October)
3. In the event of Hong Kong's reabsorption by China these people, and other similar officers, war iigut
requite the right of residence in the UK, which would only be enjoyed by British Citizens under the White Paper proposals. Citizenship of the British Dependent Territories would not be sufficient, suggests that this might be
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