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FM FCO 041700Z JUL 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 960 OF 5 JULY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
241
HKK 040/4
RECEIVED
REGISTRY
17 JUL 1985
30256 - 1
PA DU
YOUR TELNO 1328 AND PEKING TELNO 1021: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RIGHT
OF ABODE
1.
PARA 1 OF YOUR TUR. SUBJECT TO PARA 2 BELOW WE DO NOT OBJECT
TO THE PROBLEM BEING EXPLAINED TO THE CHINESE AND AGREE WITH PEKING (PARA 4 OF THEIR TUR) THAT THIS COULD BEST BE DONE WITHIN THE
WIDER CONTEXT OF DISCUSSION ON ALL THE ISSUES RELATING TO RIGHT
OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0) PASSPORTS.
2.
PARAS 2 AND 3 OF YOUR TUR.
WE CONTINUE TO SHARE PEKING'S
VIEWS (PARAS 2 AND 3 OF THEIR TUR AND PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 8785
230,
ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF SUBPARA 1 OF PARA 1 OF SECTION XIV OF
ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE CANNOT IN ANY CASE SEE THAT
IT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO PRESENT PRACTICE' IF CHILDREN BORN ON
THE CHINESE MAINLAND TO PARENTS ONLY ONE OF WHOM HAD THE RIGHT OF
ABODE IN HONG KONG WERE ALSO TO HAVE THAT RIGHT. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT PRESENT PRACTICE' IS TO CONFER THE RIGHT TO LAND IN HONG
KONG UPON CHILDREN BORN IN THE PRC TO A 'CHINESE RESIDENT'
HONG KONG. PARA 1(A) OF YOUR TELNO 1222 AND PARA 3 OF PEKING TUR
REFER.
.26
OF
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )
P8
PS/MR LUCE
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT. MR FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOM:
OFFICE.
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,
Mr Miller, MVD
CROYDON.