BACKGROUND
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A.
1.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
Sir W Harding is aware of the background.
B.
2.
THE AGREEMENT AND THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG
There are some 6,000 BDTCs of Indian ethnic origin residing in
Hong Kong. The implications of the agreement for them have been
Council of taken up by Mr H N Harilela, President of the Hong Kong Indian
Associations who has written on several occasions to Ministers and
Mr.travela's MPs. Replies to this correspondence have stressed that there is no
question of any non-Chinese BDTC being left either stateless
home less as a result of the agreement.
hass! Generally
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3. Our High Commission in New Delhi have told us that the Indian
press are taking an interest in the position of Indian residents in
Hong Kong under the agreement and has concluded that they will be
have also had We disadvantaged by it. This is not sor Ley engiing from the Indian Kigh Commission, which we
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answered factually.
& We doubt whether Indian Government Ministers or Officials will
show any particular interest in Hong Kong BDTCs of Indian ethnic
origin. 4 The Indians do not recognise dual nation and under
voluntandy Indian nationality law any person who takes
person who takes out a passport of
another state is deemed to have forfeited any claim
have had to Indian nationality Tzenship. This
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