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5. UNOFFICIALS ARE ALSO KEEN TO SEEK THE AMENDMENT SET OUT IN ANNEX 111 TO THE EXCO MEMO, WHICH CONTAINS A REVISED FORM OF WORDS TO THAT PUH FORWARD IN PARA. 11 OF MY TELNO 129 OF 10 FEBRUARY, TO ENABLE CBDTS GENERALLY, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WHOSE CONDUCT OR ACTIVITY HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE UK OR TO A DT, TO BE GIVEN SOME PREFERENCE FOR NATURALISATION OVER ALIENS, AT THE HOME SECRETARY'S DISCRETION.
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6. AS REFLECTED IN THE UMELCO PAPER ATTACHED TO SIR S.Y CHUNG'S LETTER TO LORD CARRINGTON (SEE MY TELEGRAMS 224 AND 225), UNOFFICIALS
REMAIN UNCONVINCED THAT BRITISH CITIZENSHIP CANNOT BE SUB-DIVIDED AND EXTENDED TO HONG KONG AND OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES WITHOUT THEREBY EXTENDING RIGHT OF ENTRY OR ABODE. THEY CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT SET OUT IN ANNEX BBB TO THE EXCO MEMO, THOUGH FALLING FAR SHORT OF A GENUINE COMMON CITIZENSHIP WITH THE UK, WOULD PRESERVE THE EXISTING POSITION SATISFACTORILY WITHOUT AFFECTING HMG'S POSITION OR UK IMMIGRATION. THEY HAVE ACCORDINGLY URGED ME TO PUT IT FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THEY ACCEPT THAT RETENTION OF THE TITLE OF CUKC IS NOT NOW PRACTICABLE, THEY REMAIN INSISTENT THAT HONG KONG CUKCS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE TITLE "BRITISH (HONG KONG)
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7. FINALLY, EXCO IS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OVER THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED
BY MR. STANBROOK (AMENDMENT NO. 122) TO INCLUDE GIBRALTAR, THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND ST. HELENA IN THE DEFINITION OF THE ISLANDS''.
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE SERIOUS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG AND EXCO WOULD WISH TO SEEK THE INCLUSION OF HONG KONG'' IN THE AMENDMENT.
8. I SHALL WISH TO EXPLAIN THE CASE FOR ALL THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN LONDON NEXT WEEK. EXCO IS DEEPLY CONCERNED AND BECAUSE OF THE EROSIONS IS IN A MILITANT MOOD. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED
BY EXCO TO PRESS VERY STRONGLY INDEED FOR THESE AMENDMENTS. I HOPE
IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE PROGRESS.
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
HK&GD
NTD
FED
PS
COFIES TO:-
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON:
PS/LPS
PS/MR LUCE PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE MR ADAMS
MR DONALD
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