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FM FCO 281600 SEPT 81
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 420 OF 28 SEPTEMBER
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)
YOUR TELNO 187: BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL: CITIZENSHIP TITLE
FOR DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
1. AS YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN COMMITTEE PASSED AN
AMENDMENT TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL WHICH WOULD GIVE
PEOPLE IN GIBRALTAR THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.
HMG ARE OPPOSED TO THIS AND WILL SEEK TO REVERSE IT. HOWEVER,
IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IN THE
BIEL AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGNATION FOR CITIZENS OF BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES (CBDTS). THE LIKELY FORMULA WOULD BE
'BRITISH (HONG KONG/BERMUDA/ETC) CITIZEN'. THE BRACKETS ROUND
THE NAME OF THE TERRITORY MIGHT BE OMITTED.
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2. WE REALISE THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSED RESERVATIONS ABOUT
DESIGNATIONS ON THESE LINES IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE
CHINESE SENSITIVITIES. WE HOPE, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN THAT THE DESIGNATION WAS SIMPLY INTRODUCED
FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY AND CONTAINED NO IMPLICATION OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEPARATE CITIZENSHIP FOR HONG KONG. THE -
CITIZENSHIP CATEGORY OF ALL THOSE CONCERNED WOULD REMAIN CBDT..
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 010830Z. REPETITION TO
HONG KONG MUST BE PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR.
CARRINGTON
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