SECRET
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 522
OF 12050OZ FEBRUARY 90
SECRET
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR
UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE:
OP COPY DISTY
SPOUSES OF EXPATRIATES
BRITISH CITIZENS IN HONG KONG
нко
131265
MDHIAN 6380
34018
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 12 JUN 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
THE WRITTEN REPLY GIVEN TO MR. ASHDOWN'S QUESTION ON 7 FEBRUARY HAS AROUSED CONSIDERABLE CONCERN HERE. IT SUGGESTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGE TO HMG'S POSITION ON THE STATUS OF SPOUSES OF UK CITIZENS LIVING IN HONG KONG. THE REPLY DOES NOT TALLY WITH THE MATERIAL IN PARAGRAPH D1 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEF TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S STATEMENT ON THE UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE WHICH YOU FAXED TO US ON 19 DECEMBER. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY CLARIFICATION: AS YOU ARE NO DOUBT AWARE THERE IS NOW A STRONG LOBBY IN THE HONG KONG EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE, ON THIS SUBJECT.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
58
DISTRIBUTION
69
.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD /NTD
PUSD
PS
HD/CONSULAR D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MISS SPENCER
ADDITIONAL
11
HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY NNNN
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