CONFIDENTAL
(A) WOULD DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN TWO CATEGORIES OF CHINESE NATIONALS'
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? (THOSE WHO ARE HONG KONG BELONGERS' AND THOSE WHO ARE ''CHINESE
RESIDENTS' SEMICLN AND
(B) IT WOULD GIVE SOME
''FOREIGNERS'
i
(IE CERTAIN NON-CHINESE
BDTCS) FREEDOM FROM DEPORTATION WHILST FAILING TO GRANT THAT RIGHT TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF CHINESE NATIONALS''.
THOMSON
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
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 MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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CONFIDENTAL