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I will shortly be visiting Hong Kong and I am sure that this issue will be raised forcefully with me, as it
was on each occasion Malcolm Caithness visited the
territory We still believe that there are strong
reasons, as set out in Malcolm Caithness's letter of
28 January, for agreeing to OMELCO's request to register
these children as British citizens. Dr Leong estimated that approximately 200 children were involved and that
about a quarter of them were already in the UK. The
number involved is therefore small.
Their
I believe that a negative response on this small but
emotive issue for Hong Kong would do disproportionate
arrival. harm, particularly on the eve of Chris Patten's taking up- the Governorship. The last thing he will need as he
seeks to establish a good working relationship with
Wilt MMĞ, OMELCO is this kind of problem, which is of acute concern to a small and well defined group of families.
existing treatment is widely seen to be at odds with the
key objective of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 that is, to anchor Hong Kong people in Hong Kong. I
very much hope that a decision can be taken quickly to
satisfy this group of people, which can be done without creating difficult precedents either in Hong Kong or
elsewhere in the world.
It would be very timely if I was to be in a position to confirm our agreement during my visit to Hong Kong
(25-28 May).
MPSABY.
A GOODLAD