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PROPOSAL BY HONG KONG TO DESCRIBE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS AS 'BRITISH NATIONALS' IN PASSPORTS
PROBLEM
1. To react to the Home Office's reply to our proposals
that BDTCs should be described as 'British nationals' in
their passports.
RECOMMENDATION
2.
I recommend:
a.
b.
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c.
in view of the overriding political consideratio
(paragraphs 13 and 14) and in spite of the
difficulties involved from the nationality,
immigration and passport practice aspects, the
Secretary of State should press the Hong Kong
case and seek a favourable decision if possible
in time for the PM's visit to Hong Kong.
the Secretary of State should write to the Home
Secretary on the lines of the attached draft.
HKGD, MVD, WED and Legal Advisers concur.
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