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INDEX
Effect
on
Hong Kong of changes in British Nationality Law
1. The following
AFIS
are the most important papers relating
to assurances given by HMG of the preservation of вунма existing entitlements:
Attached a) the much-quoted letter of 4 August 1977 from
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Aa)
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Lord Goronwy- Roberts to Six Y-K Kan.
1981-B 6) telegram from Sir SY Cheung and Mr. Cheung after
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53A
1981 ~C
Attached to
Unofficial's meetings with Lord Carrington and Mr. Whitelaw.
This refers to assurances that there would be
ho
erosion
of existing rights' but there is no trace of these in our records of either meeting.
HICK 340/c) statement (February 1981) by two members of Parliamentary
нак
(85 1981
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the
A
Standing Committee on Nationality Bill, which does give
the
106A) is assurance of no change in existing rights.
1981-€
д)
2) UMELCO paper, quoting Lord Goronwy-Roberts, and
the Conservative white paper
assurance
given in the white
paper
on
Nationality Law. The
has been repeated
a number of occasions, by Mr. Whitelaw and others.
However
CODE 18-78
I can
find
no record of
assuranc
having
on
been given in more specific terms: terms which would refer / to