4.

to

determine

I subsequently contacted Lord Buckinghamshire (who

works for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank)

exact interest.

more

clearly his

He said that during a

recent visit to Hong Kong he had come under attack for the

Government's policy on immigration. He had also heard

complaints that countries like Australia and Canada were

much more liberal than the UK in granting settlement and

nationality to people with money to invest. I agreed with

him that Mr Eggar might write to him explaining HMG's

policy on this as well as on the nationality provisions

which have been made for Hong Kong BDTCs.

18 December 1986

for

Tom Smith

CO Hum

Hong Kong Department

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