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FM HONG KONG 040721Z MAR 81
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 OF 4 MARCH
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOR CLIFT FROM DAVIES
NATIONALITY BILL
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WE HAVE SENT TO SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND MR. O.V. CHEUNG COPIES OF
YOUR RECORD OF THEIR MEETING ON 2 FEBRUARY WITH LORD CARRINGTON. (39A
HAVING CONSULTED HIS OWN NOTES, SIR S.Y. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE RECORD BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) PARA 1: DELETE FROM ''UNOFFICIALS WERE PLEASED'' IN THE 9TH
LINE TO '* TERRITORIES BUT'' IN THE 11TH LINE AND REPLACE BY THE
FOLLOWING:
''HE EXPRESSED THEIR GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT HONG KONG'S PLEA FOR MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO WAS NOT ACCEPTED BUT WAS RELIEVED
TO NOTE THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY OF
CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES TO SEPARATE IT
FROM BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP. HOWEVER,'',
(B) PARA 2: DELETE ''HONG KONG BELIEVED IN THE 2ND LINE AND
SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR THE FOLLOWING:
''HONG KONG BRITISH SUBJECTS EXPECTED THAT THEIR EXISTING RIGHTS
WOULD NOT BE ERODED AND’'.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
HK & GD
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PS/LPS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE
MR DONALD MR ADAMS
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON