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CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 026/13
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02 JUL 1981
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CALL BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE: 23 JUNE 1981
Present:
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The Rt Hon The Lord Carrington
Sir Murray MacLehose GBE KCMG KCVO
KCMG MC
Mr Nicholas Ridley MP
Mr A E Donald CMG
Mr R D Clift
Mr R M J Lyne
NATIONALITY BILL
1.
Sir M MacLehose thanked the Secretary of State for his efforts on Hong Kong's behalf. The fact that the question of nomenclature had been put again to the Home Office had helped to pacify the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils (UMELCO). He did not think that they would now be sending a lobbying delegation to London.
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2.
The prospects for the Bill in the House of Lords were discussed. sir M MacLehose said that a number of Lords had asked him if he wanted them to put forward any kind of amendment. He had said not but would be grateful for their support in opposing any special treatment for Gibraltar. He proposed to write to Lord Goronwy-Roberts about the latter point.
3.
Lord Carrington asked whether he could help in any other way. Sir M MacLehose said that Hong Kong CBDTs were still concerned about the nationality title in their passports. They would like, if possible, to be called 'British'. Mr Donald said that if we pressed the Home Office on this point they would certainly say that the only title should be 'Citizen of the British Dependent Territories'. However, something could be made of the fact the document would continue to bear the title 'British Passport'. Lord Carrington and Sir M MacLehose agreed that there was no point in pressing this question any further.
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Sir E Youde (o/r)
Mr Adams
Mr Donald
Mr Jones, NTD
Acting Governor, Hong Kong (Personal)
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