Our Ref UT 5166
CONFIDENTIAL
COPY
UMELCO Swire House
Chater Rd Hong Kong
Hon. L.M. Davies, CMG, OBE, JP,
Secretary for Security,
Security Branch,
Government Secretariat.
28th February 1981
British Nationality Bill: Record of Meeting with the Foreign Commonwealth Secretary in London on 2.2.81
See (39A,
Sir S.Y. and Ossie have seen the record of their
meeting in London with the Rt. Hon. the Lord Carrington on
2 February. Having consulted his notes, Sir S.Y. has suggested the record be amended as follows (only the words underlined have been added) :
Para 1, 7th line from end of paragraph be amended as follows :-
...through Parliament.
He expressed
their great disappointment that HK's plea for maintaining status quo was not accepted but was relieved to note the introduction of an intermediate category for Citizenship of Dependent Territories to Separate it from the British Overseas Citizenship. However, they were perplexed by
Para 2, line 2, sentence commencing "Hong Kong believed
"to be replaced by the
following :-
·
no real improvement.
Hong Kong
British subjects expected that their existing rights would not be eroded and that CBDTs should have additional rights to those of British Overseas Citizens".
Mr. CHEUNG is satisfied with the record.
(M.D. Sargant)
Administrative Secretary
UM ELCO Office.
c.c.
Mr. D.R. Ford
Hon. 0.V. Cheung