CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1255
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2 3 APR 1990
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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fe Nut: Chiese
YOUR TELNO 769: PQ: CHINESE NATIONALITY REQUIREMENT AND THE BASIC LAW
WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE REPLY
1. THE BASIC LAW PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN PRINCIPAL POSTS IN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR) SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO CHINESE NATIONALS WHO ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE SAR AND WHO DO NOT HOLD RIGHT OF ABODE IN ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY. BASED UPON THE CURRENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, THIS WOULD AFFECT SOME 20 TO 30 POSTS. SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN IN ADDITION THE BASIC LAW PLACES THE SAME RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: IT ALSO LIMITS THE NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE LEGISLATURE WHICH MAY BE OCCUPIED BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CHINESE NATIONALS OR WHO HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO 20 PERCENT SQUARE BRACKETS ENDS.
2. YOU MAY CONSIDER IT UNNECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE SENTENCE IN SQUARE BRACKETS GIVEN THAT THE QUESTION REFERS TO POSTS, WHICH PRESUMABLY MEANS CIVIL SERVICE POSTS.
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