CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 743
CONFIDENTIAL
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162567
MDHOAN 6610
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HKD 32001 Mc Morris
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
0 1 JUN 1990
OF 05180OZ APRIL 90
INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
DESK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTP V
PA
ALUGK
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HONG KONG NATIONALITY BILL
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FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY, MINISTERS ARE KEEN TO QUOTE PUBLICLY EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WILL REMAIN IN HONG KONG IF GRANTED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE SCHEME. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW ANY THAT COME YOUR WAY. NEED NOT OF COURSE BE MENTIONED. BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS. (SEE ALSO OUR SEPARATE TELEGRAM ABOUT PUBLICITY FOR THIS DURING MR MAUDE'S VISIT).
2. IN ADDITION, WE WOULD LIKE SOME FURTHER AMMUNITION FOR PUBLIC USE ON WHY HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD NOT, IN FACT, WISH TO MOVE TO
WE THINK THAT A COMPARISON OF UK AND HONG KONG TAX
LIABILITIES WOULD HELP. GRATEFUL FOR FIGURES ON PERCENTAGE RATES OF INCOME TAX IN HONG KONG, ALONG WITH ANY OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT TAX LIABILITIES WHICH HONG KONG RESIDENTS HAVE TO PAY. AN ESTIMATED AVERAGE SALARY FIGURE FOR A SELECTION OF EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES FROM EACH OF THE SEVEN GAS GROUPS WOULD HELP US TO ASSESS WHAT THEIR UK TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE, AND TO COMPARE UK SALARY LEVELS.
3. A REPLY DESKBY 11090OZ ON BOTH THESE ITEMS TO ENABLE US TO BRIEF FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL ON 19 APRIL WOULD BE HELPFUL.
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