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FM HONG KONG 250455Z FEB 85
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 385 OF 25. FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 236: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: ORDER IN COUNCIL.
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HKK 040/4
2 5FEB 1935
1. AS SUGGESTED IN PARA. 1(C)(V) OF OUR TELNO 338, IT IS OUR
INTENTION TO AMEND THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE TO SUBSTITUTE ''RIGHT
OF ABODE FOR HONG KONG BELONGERS' AND TO CONFER THAT RIGHT ON ALL HK BDTCS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO PRESENTLY ARE NOT (NOT) HONG KONG BELONGERS. WE THINK THIS CHANGE SHOULD OVERCOME THE PROBLEM RAISED IN PARA. 2 OF YOUR TUR AND IN FUTURE ALL BN (0) PASSPORTS WILL BE
ABLE TO CARRY THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT.
2. THERE WILL REMAIN THE PROBLEM APPLICANTS FOR BN (0) PASSPORT WHO
HAVE SURRENDERED THEIR IDENTITY CARDS ON LEAVING HONG KONG OR WHOSE
IDENTITY CARDS ARE INVALID. AS EXPLAINED IN OUR TELNO 338, THESE
PERSONS WILL NOT BE IN POSSESSION OF A NEW SECOND GENERATION IDENTITY
CARD STATING THEIR RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG. WE SHALL BE
CONSULTING EXCO ON WAYS OF RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM.
3. WE SHALL BE SENDING YOU OUR COMMENTS ON THE SECOND DRAFT OF THE
ORDER IN COUNCIL SHORTLY.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FEÐ
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/FUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS. LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE
RD R C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
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