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TO DESKBY 090100Z HONG KONG TELNO 523
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HONG KONG TELNO 827: NATIONALITY
1.
THE GOVERNOR DISCUSSED THIS SUBJECT WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TODAY (8 MARCH). MINISTERIAL THINKING CONTINUED TO BE STRONGLY AGAINST A SCHEME OF UNIVERSAL APPLICABILITY. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TASKED TO RE-ORDER THE RELEVANT CATEGORIES INTO A FURTHER GENERAL CATEGORY. THE GOVERNOR EMPHASISED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHEME CONTINUING TO INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE NUMBER OF QUOTE CATCH ALL UNQUOTE PROVISIONS, EVEN IF THE RELEVANT CATEGORIES ARE SO RE-WORDED AS TO SHOW THAT ONLY KEY PEOPLE COULD SECURE CITIZENSHIP UNDER THEM.
2. HKD ARE TELEGRAPHING TODAY A PROVISIONAL OUTLINE OF THE REVISED CATEGORIES WHICH, SUBJECT TO HKG COMMENTS, WILL BE PASSED TO THE HOME OFFICE FOR INCLUSION IN AN OD (K) PAPER TO BE
FINALISED BY THE WEEKEND.
3. YOU WILL WISH TO SHOW THIS TELEGRAM TO DONALD TSANG AS
BACKGROUND.
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