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(E) UNOFFICIALS' CRITICISMS OF THE SERMES OF CHANGES TO BRITAIN'S NATIONALITY AND IMMIGRATION LAWS TO PROGRESSIVELY DOWNGRADE THE CITIZENSHIPS STATUS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
4. N THE ONLY EDITORIAL ON THE SUBJECT IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE PRESS ENTITLED 'BRITISH PASSPORT AND BRITISH ATTITUDE', THE EXPRESS SAID THEFCO'S REPLY TO THE PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT INDICATED THAT BRITAIN'S REAL CONCERN WAS THAT THE NEW PASSPORT SHOULD STIPULATE HONG KONG PEOPLE'S RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG, SO AS TO RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY IN THE UK. BUT HONG KONG PEOPLE'S REAL CONCERN WAS THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT BY THIRD COUNTRIES. IN ORDER TO CONVINCE HONG KONG PEOPLE AND THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEW PASSPORT, BRITAIN SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD IN LIFTING VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HONG
KONG PEOPLE.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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