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CONFIDENTIAL
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN CHINA AND HMG TO BE A GOOD ONE AND REITERATES ITS MEMBERS' CONFIDENCE IN BEING ABLE TO LIVE, WORK AND PROSPER IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER, IT REGRETS VERY MUCH THAT HMG HAS SEEN FIT TO DISREGARD THE UNUSUAL HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THESE ETHNIC MINORITIES. IT, THEREFORE, FULLY INTENDS TO CONTINUE IN ITS EFFORTS TO SEEK FOR ITS MEMBERS THE RIGHT TO REGISTER AS FULL BRITISH CITIZENS WITH THE RIGHT OF
ABODE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
ENDS
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/N'TD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON PS/LADY YOUNG PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING 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 WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
HKGO
LONDON
CONFIDENTIAL