OCMIAN 7607
CONFIDENTIAL
PP PEKIN
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
211500Z NOV
GRS 743
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1848
OF 211500Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
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MHH 040281
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DESISTRY
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Action Taken
YOUR TELNOS 2417, 2426-9, 2449-51, 2457: NATIONALITY: BRIEFING CONSULATES GENERAL
HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
1..
CLOSELY.
2.
WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR REPORTS OF THESE BRIEFINGS
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON MATTERS RAISED BY
VARIOUS CONSULS GENERAL:
(A)
(B)
WILL HONG KONG PEOPLE BE ABLE TO HOLD A HKSAR PASSPORT IN
ADDITION TO A BN(0) PASSPORT?
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE LINE PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO 2596. WE SHOULD PRESS FOR CHINESE CONFIRMATION AT THE
JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
REPATRIATION OF BN(0)S.
THE ONE IMPORTANT POINT TO REMEMBER ABOUT REPATRIATION, AS IT APPLIES TO ANY CATEGORY OF BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDER IS THAT IT IS NOT A STATUTORY RIGHT AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. A PERSON WHO ASKS TO BE REPATRIATED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE MUST SATISFY A CONSULAR OFFICER THAT (I) HE IS DESTITUTE AND (II) HE HAS NO RECOURSE WHATEVER TO FUNDS OF HIS OWN OR FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS. OF COURSE WE SHALL OFFER CONSULAR PROTECTION FOR BN(0)S IN THIRD COUNTRIES FROM, 1 JULY 1987 IN THE SAME WAY AS WE NOW DO FOR HONG KONG
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