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British citizenship under Section 4(5) if they wish to do so.
ENTRY CERTIFICATE IS NOT ADEQUATE INSURANCE. CROWN SERVANTS NEED
CITIZENSHIP, AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION 4(5) OF THE BNA.
This is another of questions we are examining in our current
review. I would be interested to hear more of the arguments for
either course of action.
UNDERTAKINGS
All I can say is that in certain limited cases, certain rights
of admission for Crown Servants exist at the discretion of the Home
Secretary. It would not be appropriate to disclose in detail
categories and numbers of people involved or special considerations
or factors concerned.
This is a sensitive issue on which it would not be appropriate for me to make any further comments. I suggest that we should look forward to the outcome of our current review of arrangements under
our Nationality and Immigration legislation. In that context I would welcome any comments/suggestions for a way ahead.
WILL SERVICE WITH THE SAR GOVERNMENT DEBAR US OR OUR CHILDREN FROM
CERTAIN JOBS IN THE UK CIVIL SERVICE?
Special circumstances of Hong Kong will be taken into account.
Such cases would be taken on their merit on a case by case basis.
For your own information only I can assure you that HMG does not
consider that service in Hong Kong after 1997 should be counted as
service with a Communist government.
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