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5. A FURTHER QUESTION IS WHETHER BOC'S WOULD ENJOY BRITISH CONSULAR
PROTECTION IN THE HONG KONG SAR. (THE SAME QUESTION COULD APPLY TO
BNO'S WHO ARE NOT CHINESE NATIONALS). WE BELIEVE THE ANSWER TO BE
YES, SINCE THE CHINESE POSITION IS ONLY THAT CHINESE NATIONALS
HOLDING BNO PASSPORTS SHOULD NOT RECEIVE BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION
IN CHINA AND THE SAR. THE POSITION OF NON-CHINESE BNO'S AND BOC'S
SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF BRITISH CITIZENS, BDTC'S FROM OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, ETC. WHO HAPPEN TO BE IN HONG KONG.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS CORRECT.
6. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON PEKING TEL UNDER REF:
(A) WE AGREE WITH PEKING'S REDRAFT OF THE COMBINED ANSWERS 1 AND 2
BUT WOULD ADD IN A BRITISH TERRITORY AFTER RIGHT OF ABODE''
AT THE END OF THE FIRST SENTENCE.
(B) AS REGARDS A6, WE WOULD MUCH PREFER NOT TO ADD THE CAVEAT
SUGGESTED. IN ANY CASE THE ANSWER NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED IN
THE LIGHT OF THE FORMULATION SUGGESTED IN PARA 3 OF OUR
TELNO 266.
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