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REGISTRY Action Taken
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 304 OF 20 FEBRUARY, 1991 (FCO PSE-RASGISK OFFICER
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YOUR TELNO HK 289 (PASSED TO ME AS FCO TELNO 156 OF 17 FEB). SOA
1. PLEASE CONVEY TO SIR ANTHONY MY THANKS FOR HIS HELP.
2. WE HAVE PUT AMENDMENTS TO THE FCO AND TO LYONS AND WHITNEY.
TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFUSION WE CONSIDER THAT ROYLE SHOULD PUT
FORWARD EITHER ONE OR ALL THESE AMENDMENTS FOR WHITELAW'S
CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE THREE ELEMENTS AS FOLLOWS:
(A) DELETION OF THE WORDS 'UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
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THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARAGRAPH 1(1)(D)(II) OF SCHEDULE 1.
(B) DELETION OF THE WORDS 'UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM' IN PARAGRAPH 1(3) OF SCHEDULE 1.
(C) ADDITION OF A NEW SUB-PARAGRAPH (F) AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH 2
OF SCHEDULE 1 AS FOLLOWS:
''(F) TREAT THE APPLICANT AS FULFILLING THE REQUIRMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 1(1)(D)(II) AND (3) AS REGARDS CROWN SERVICE IF HE IS PERFORMING OR HAS PERFORMED ANY DUTIES OR FUNCTIONS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OF ANY DEPENDENT TERRITORY.''
3. THE PURPOSE OF (A) IS TO ENABLE HONG KONG CROWN SERVANTS WHO HAVE BECOME NATURALISED TO REMAIN IN THEIR POSTS HERE WHICH WE
WE REGARD AS NECESSARY. HOWEVER AS YOU KNOW THE FCO HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS ON THE GROUNDS THAT THOSE IN CROWN SERVICE MIGHT RESIGN
SHORTLY AFTER BEING NATURALISED. WE DO NOT THINK THIS IS VERY LIKELY. THE PURPOSE OF (B) IS TO HAVE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE INCLUDED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE U.K. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF NATURALISATION. THE PURPOSE OF (C) IS TO ENSURE
THE INCLUSION OF OFFICIALS AND UNOFFICIALS (BOTH SERVING AND RETIRED) AND PENSIONERS, WHILE LEAVING INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS TO BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE HOME SECRETARY'S DISCRETION AND WITHIN
THE CONFINES OF THE INTRODUCTORY PHRASES OF SCHEDULE 1 PARAGRAPH 2
OF THE BILL.
4. OUR ORDER OF PREFERENCE IS: FIRST, TO HAVE AMENDMENTS (A) PLUS (B) PLUS (C): SECONDLY, (B) PLUS (C) ONLY: AND THIRDLY (C) ONLY. AT THIS STAGE IT IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO TRY TO ADVISE WHETHER WE SHOULD GO FOR ONLY ONE (UNDERLINE) OF THESE
THREE AND WHICH HAS THE MOST LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS. IN THE
ULTIMATE WHICHEVER WE HAVE WE MUST HAVE (C) BECAUSE ONLY THAT PUTS BEYOND QUESTION THE POSITION OF UNOFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO
HAVE RETIRED.
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