OCMIAN 2306
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OO HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
241440Z JUL
GRS 140
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1572
OF 24144OZ JULY 86
(921
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923
TOP COPY a DP3
152306
(925)
-340
HKK Z
RECEIVED the REGISTRY
2 5 JUL 1986
OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
Action Teken
* MAN
OUR TELNO 1520 AND YOUR TELNO 2393:
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY SIR PATRICK WALL
1. HOME OFFICE HAVE AMENDED REPLY IN PARA 2B OF OUR TUR TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE BESIDES THOSE WITH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
AND WHO ARE THUS ENTITLED TO COME HERE AND THOSE MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE IMMIGRATION RULES, FORMER SERVICEMEN IN HONG
KONG WHO SERVED IN THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG IN THE SECOND WORLD
WAR TOGETHER WITH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, CERTAIN OTHER VERY LIMITED NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO SPECIAL FACTORS AND CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE ADMITTED.
THESE AVENUES ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO 1997: THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE HANDOVER UNQUOTE.
2. PQ IS FOR WRITTEN REPLY ON 25 JULY.
HOWE
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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
MR BARRINGTON
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
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