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3. THE ACTING COMMISSIONER ALSO DISCLOSED THAT SHE HAD REPORTED
ON THE WORDING OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDOPSEMENT AGREED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA AND THE LEGCO ADJOURNMENT DEBATE. SHE WAS
CLEARING WITH CANBERRA A DPAFT STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT, PENDING
FORMAL APPROACH BY THE UK GOVERNMENT, THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION
HERE SAW NO PROBLEM WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
ACCEPTING THE NEW PASSPORT, AND THAT THE AUSTPLIAN COMMISSION
WAS CONFIDENT THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE HOLDING THE NEW PASSPORT WOULD
BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA WITH THE SAME DEGREE OF CONVENIENCE
AS BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS, SUBJECT TO THE USUAL VISA REQUIREMENT.
SHE SAW NO PROBLEM WITH HER GOVERNMENT AGREEING TO THE ISSUE OF
SUCH A STATEMENT AND EXPECTED GREENLIGHT FROM CANBERRA ANY TIME.
4. AFTER THE MEETING THE ACTING COMMISS MONER PHONED A SECUP ITY
BRANCH OFFICIAL TO SAY THAT CANBERRA HAD AGREED TO THE PROPOSED STATEMENT, AND THAT THEY WOULD SE ISSUING IT THIS AFTERNOON.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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
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 MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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