CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 254
OF 041505Z FEBRUARY 91
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16.
YOUR TELNO 88: BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT
1.
AS YOU KNOW, PRESS ARTICLES HAVE CONTINUED TO APPEAR SUGGESTING THAT INTEREST IN THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE IN HONG KONG IS DISAPPOINTINGLY LOW.
2. WE NOTED, FOR EXAMPLE, A REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH OF 1 FEBRUARY THAT HALF OF THE 18,000 PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED FOR NATURALISATION IN JULY, SO THAT THEY COULD BECOME ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ONE OF THE PASSPORTS UNDER THE PACKAGE, HAVE FAILED TO TURN UP FOR THEIR INTERVIEWS. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THIS IS TRUE.
3. WE APPRECIATE THAT ALMOST ONE MONTH REMAINS BEFORE THE END OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD, AND WE HAVE NOTED YOUR EARLIER VIEWS ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LAST MINUTE RUSH OF APPLICANTS. NEVERTHELESS, THE INDICATIONS AND EVIDENCE SO FAR ARE GIVING US PAUSE FOR THOUGHT.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LATEST ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. WE NOTE FROM TUR THAT YOU ARE REVIEWING YOUR PUBLICITY STRATEGY AND WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT CONCLUSIONS YOU HAVE REACHED ABOUT WHETHER PUBLICITY SHOULD BE STEPPED UP IN THE COMING WEEKS.
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