UNCLASSIFIED
2976 - 1
OCMIAN 2976
UNCLASSIFIED
RR HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
181700Z DEC
GRS 110
UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 2011
Hall 04014
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 2 JAN 1986
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
OF 181700Z DECEMBER 85
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
550
YOUR TELNO 2789: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
COUNCIL
1.
NATIONALITY ORDER IN
WE ARE CONSIDERING WITH HOME OFFICE THE PROPOSALS MADE DURING THE LEGCO DEBATE. ONE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THE EX-SERVICEMEN REFERRED TO IN PARA 1(F) OF TUR WOULD COME WITHIN THE AMBIT OF SECTION 4(5) OF THE BNA. WE ARE SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY BREAKDOWN YOU CAN PROVIDE OF HOW MANY OF THE FORMER SERVICEMEN WERE ATTACHED TO METROPOLITAN BRITISH UNITS AND HOW MANY SERVED WITH HONG KONG UNITS, EG THE
VOLUNTEERS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
614)
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
LEGAL ADVISERS MR GRAINGER,
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