HKD 34616
Mr Ham
Private Secretary
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From: P F Ricketts
Date: 30 July 1992
PS/Mr Goodlad
Sir J Coles
Mr Sullivan, NTCD
Miss Brooks, Legal
Counsellor
Issue
HONG KONG: RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN
OF HONG KONG PARENTS
Problem
A 1.
On 27 July, the Home Secretary agreed that OMELCO could be told that he would look "generously and speedily" at applications from such children. How to follow up?
Recommendation
2. I recommend that the Secretary of State minute to
the Home Secretary, making the case for registering the whole group, which would pay disproportionate dividends in Hong
Kong. I submit a draft.
ch.3.1.NATUR
JM
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PF Ricketts
30 July 1992