UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 622
OF 02124OZ APRIL 91
UNCLASSIFIED
042026
MDHOAN 0798
FROM HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
MP'S LETTER: HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS AND THE SELECTION SCHEME
1.
A MR JOHN WALTON MASTERS HAS WRITTEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES ABOUT THE ''PROBLEMS FACED BY HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS WITH THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SELECTION SCHEME'' WE ARE FAXING THE LETTER TO YOU TODAY AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A DRAFT REPLY 0809OOZ TO MEET OUR DEADLINE FOR LORD CAITHNESS TO ANSWER.
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2. WE NOTE IN HIS LETTER THAT MR MASTERS WORKED IN HONG KONG APPARENTLY IN THE BUILDING AND LANDS DEPARTMENT UNTIL 1988. IT WOULD BE USEFUL BY WAY OF BACKGROUND IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A VERY BRIEF NOTE ON HIS SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
18
LIMITED
HKD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
18
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
MR BURNS
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