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YOUR TELNO 1515 HONG KONG AGREEMENT: JOINT LIAISON GROUP : STATELESSNESS.
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WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED IN TUR, EXCEPT THAT WE CONSIDER THAT THE REFERENCE TO CHILDREN UNDER 21 IN PARA 6 SHOULD QUOTE THE EXACT WORDS OF SECTION XIV OF ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION. THE PASSAGE WOULD THEREFORE READ PERMANENT RESIDENCE BEFORE OR AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR, AND PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO WERE BORN OF SUCH PERSONS IN HONG KONG BEFORE OR AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR, WILL BE QUALIFIED
2. ON REFLECTION WE SHOULD PREFER TO USE A FIGURE OF 10,000 NON-ETHNIC CHINESE BDTCS (SEE OUR TELNO 3044 OF 26 SEPTEMBER 1984). WE THINK THIS IS LIKELY TO BE MORE ACCURATE AND SHALL USE IT HERE IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS. IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE SENSIBLE TO BE CONSISTENT IN THIS PAPER.
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