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5.
There are no specific plans to issue Hong Kongers
with British citizen passports. But under Section 4(5)
of the BNA BDTCs can apply to the Home Secretary to be registered as British citizens if they have been in Crown
is at the Home Secretary's
service.
discretion
Registration
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6.
FUTURE OF THE GARR I SON
7.
The
reduction
in the
size of the garrison by
by one
battalion in 1987 is to be announced at 1100 on Friday.
ELECTIONS TO LEGCO
8. I attach a note desribing the procedure more fully.
There
is no contradiction
elections and a keen contest!
between having indirect
Azzjármá
25 September 1985
A C Galsworthy
Hong Kong Department
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