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CONFIDENTIAL
DESK BY 3011OOZ
FM HONG KONG 300749Z JUL 35
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
RECCI
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1550 OF 30 JULY
CONFIDENTIAL
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1 AUG 1985
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1085 : NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.
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RECOMMENDATIONS IN YOUR TUR ARE AGREED. DRAFT EXCO PAPER WILL BE
REVISED ACCORDINGLY.
2. IN VIEW OF THE DECISION NOT (NOT) TO ALLOW SEPARATES TO APPLY
FOR BN (0) STATUS, IT APPEARS THAT ARTICLE 4(2) WILL HAVE TO BE
AMENDED AS FOLLOWS
''ANY PERSON WHO IS A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN BY
VIRTUE (WHOLLY OR PARTLY) OF HIS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG
AND BUT FOR HIS CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE A BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN SHALL BE ENTITLED BEFORE 1 JULY 1997
(OR BEFORE THE END OF 1997 IF BORN IN THAT YEAR BEFORE THAT DATE)
TO BE REGISTERED AS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) ON BEING ISSUED
WITH, OR INCLUDED IN A PASSPORT APPROPRIATE TO THAT STATUS''.
THE ABOVE PROVISION WILL NOT PRECLUDE PERSONS WHO HAVE THE DUAL
STATUS OF BCS AND BDTCS (HONG KONG) TO APPLY FOR BN (0) STATUS IF
THEY SO WISH.
3. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT HOME OFFICE IS AGREEABLE
TO THIS DESKBY 31090OZ.
AKERS-JONES
MINIMAL
HKD.
COPIES TO'.
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HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE
LONDON.
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