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THE GROUPS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BILL ARE OFFICIALS UNOFFICIALS IN THE SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. MINATIONS OF SECTION (1) AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE IN TERMS OF THE CONDITIONSFFOR ATURALISATION THAN PARA. 70 OF THE WHITE PAPER AND PRESENT PRACTICE. MAY I THEREFORE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE IMPLICATIONS

SCHEDULE (1) SHOULD BE VERY CAREFULLY EXAMINED IN COMMITTEE THAT HE CLAIMS OF THOSE WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED THE CROWN IN EPENDENT TERRITORIES WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED.

HERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF UK NATURALISATION FOR OTHER GROUPS

HK CITIZENS. AS CITIZENS OF BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES HAVE CLOSER AFFINITY TO THE UK THAN ALIENS, WEIGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO UIS FACT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ARE ISSUED TO CAL WITH THE NATURALISATION CASES. IT WOULD BE WRONG IF ALIENS RE IN THE POSITION OF FINDING IT EASIER TO BECOME NATURALISED AN HONG KONG CITIZENS.

I NOW RECOMMEND A MEASURE WHICH WOULD COST NOTHING AND IN NO WEAKENS THE BILL. INDEED IT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE BILL. RECOMMEND THAT THE PASSPORTS OF HONG KONG CITIZENS SHOULD CARRY T WORDS ORITISH (HONG KONG) CITIZEN AND THAT THE PASSPORTS

INHABITANTS OF THE OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES SHOULD SIMILARLY E THE NAME OF THAT TERRITORY INSERTED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SPORT. THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG

SHOULD BE HELPFUL IN POINTING OUT TO OFFICIALS IN OTHER INTRIES THE FACT THAT THE BEARER OF THE PASSPORT HAS CLOSER

KS WITH. THE UK IN TERMS OF MATIONALITY THAN A BRITISH OVERSEAS TZEN. I WOULD ALSO HOPE THAT DRITISH MISSIONS OVERSEAS WOULD INSTRUCTED TO DO THEIR UTMOST TO SAFEGUARD THE EXISTING FREEDOM TRAVEL BY HONG KONG CITIZENS.

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