CONFIDENTAL
GPS 190
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 123409Z OCT 81
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 916 OF 12 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
MIPT
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ملك
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2010
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FOLLOWING IS TEXT:
! HAVE BEEN ASKED BY ALL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS OF HONG KONG TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE
THANKS AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR YOUR AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD PLACE IT BEYOND DOUBT THAT CBDTS REMAIN BRITISH NATIONALS.
2. ONE OF OUR MAIN CONCERNS FROM THE BEGINNING HAS BEEN THAT THE
BRITISH CONNECTION AND STATUS OF CUKCS IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, WHO ALREADY HAVE NO RIGHT OF ENTRY TO AND ABODE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SHOULD NOT BE REDUCED IN ANY WAY. TO PRESERVE OUR BRITISH CONNECTION AND STATUS WE MAINTAIN THAT THE BRITISH NATIONALITY OF CBDTS SHOULD BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE BILL. WE ASK FOR NOTHING
MORE THAN TO PROVIDE UNDER THE LAW THE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY HMG
IN THE COURSE OF THE THIRD READING DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
3. IT IS HOPED THAT THE DEPTH OF OUR CONCERN ON THIS POINT CAN BE
BROUGHT HOME THROUGH THE DEBATE AND THAT OUR APPEAL TO REMAIN AND
TO BE SEEN TO REMAIN BRITISH WILL BE TREATED WITH SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
4. WE SEND YOU OUR BEST WISHES FOR YOUR SUCCESSFUL PURSUIT OF OUR
CASE.
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