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TELNO 187
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YOUR TELNOS 261-2: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
1.
AS YOU WILL OF COURSE BE AWARE POINTS 1, 3 AND 4
CONTAINED IN YOUR TELNO 262 HAVE ALREADY BEEN MET (SEMI-COLON)
POINT 2 IS LIKELY TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET:
1)
2)
3)
4)
2.
WE HAVE AGREED WITH THE CHINESE A CLEAR STATEMENT OF
RIGHT OF ABODE TO BE INSERTED IN BN(0) PASSPORTS.
WE CANNOT ISSUE A 'NEW PASSPORT' TO HOLDERS OF COIS
BEFORE 1997. WE ARE HOWEVER LOOKING INTO WAYS OF
RESOLVING THE PROBLEM OF COIS.
HONG KONG BDTCS CAN AND BN (0)S WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THE
UK WITHOUT ENTRY PERMITS AND VISAS AS BONA FIDE VISITORS.
MINISTERS HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO DO ALL THAT THEY CAN TO
ENSURE THE SAME ACCESS FOR BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS TO
THIRD COUNTRIES AS CURRENTLY ENJOYED BY BDTCS.
WE ASSUME THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICER HAS OR WILL POINT THESE FACTS OUT TO THE DISTRICT BOARD. HE CAN ALSO ASSURE THEM
THAT HMG ARE CONSIDERING CAREFULLY ALL THE POINTS CONTAINED IN
LYDIA DUNN'S LETTER OF 3 JANUARY.
HOWE
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 HARD ING
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