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7477
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PROVIDE ON NON-CHINESE BDTCS AND EX-SERVICEMEN.
WE SHOULD MAKE
IT CLEAR HOWEVER THAT WE DO NOT SEE MUCH ATTRACTION IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF NON-CHINESE BDTCS WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS PROPOSED IN PARA 9 OF TUR. EQUALLY WE WOULD WISH TO AVOID MAKING INVIDIOUS DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EX-SERVICEMEN. THOSE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 4(5) WILL NOT BE COVERED
THE ONLY WAY THAT WE BY ANY OTHER DISCRETION IN THE BNA 1981.
COULD COVER THEM WOULD BE TO AMEND THE BNA BY PRIMARY LEGISLATION: IT CANNOT BE DONE BY THE ORDER IN COUNCIL.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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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
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MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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