In addition to the
Gibraltar
CONFIDENTIAL
above:-
During Mr Maude's visit on 25 January, the Chief Minister expressed interest in
our nationality package and undertook to
study the possibility of offering some 200-250 residence permits to Hong Kong
people. At the Chief Minister's
request, we have provided a copy of the
Nationality Bill. But it is clear that Gibraltar's main intention to encourage
investment into Gibraltar
South Africa
South Africa is already trying to
attract professionally qualified immigrants and investors from Hong Kong. The Embassy has advised strongly against
an official approach to the South
African Government on the grounds that
the black leadership would object
strongly to these plans and that a
future government might not honour any commitment given by the present minority
government. Hong Kong have also advised against such an approach on the grounds that it might jeopardise our efforts to secure more positive assistance from
major players like the US, Canada and
Australia.
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CONFIDENTIAL