AND Spoke to Mr Buras
fhr Bayn's,
M.Maglais : FM.
I fear we do accept X;
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the time of the Nationality Bill?
to attempt to exercise consular representation in a case of dual nationality, in the country of the person's From: other narimality (vis, BNOs are
clammed by China as Chimine), Date: signed up to the fact, in effect, in the UK and Clurrere Memoranda associated with the JD. (copies of relevent
but we
Mo Mafain
HKD 406/1
HONG KONG
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Домингерыя?
Do we accept x. No comment
Miss RJ Spencer
31 January 1992 Mr Bertram, OED Mr Ricketts, HKD Mr Davies, FED Mr Montgomery, MVD Mr Sullivan, NTCD Mr Denne, Consular D Mr Elam, CRD
here an information wash.
FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL
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We spoke about your minute of 15 November about the space required for various services in the new Consulate-General building. I am sorry for the long delay in replying. I understand that Mr Smith of OED has since visited Hong Kong, after further consultations with the Departments concerned.
2. The Departments concerned in my AUS command have been closely involved in the planning process. After consulting them, I have the following comments:
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Entry Clearance work. MVD confirm that they are satisfied that the revised Schedule of Requirements which OED circulated on 7 January will meet the predicted demand for entry clearance, without being too generous. The space now allocated for the entry clearance section is 716 sq m a reduction of 70 sq m following MVD's calculation of staffing needs based on Hong Kong's statistics for entry clearances issued and making the usual allowances for future increases in applications. (OED's previous estimates were based on Hong Kong's own ideas of the staffing required.) There is at present a questionmark over MVD's major IT project for entry clearance posts overseas (HOVIS (O)). But if it goes ahead, it is not expected to lead to any significant change in staffing levels.
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Passport issuing. The staffing levels initially proposed for the Passport Section have been considerably reduced, enabling a corresponding reduction to be made in the space requirement. Passport Section will now occupy 1600 sq m out of a total space provision for the Passport, Consular and Immigration Sections of 2464 sq m. The space envisaged should still be sufficient to cope with maximum foreseeable demand marked peaks are expected. The space takes account of the fact that the Passport Section will be computerised to issue machine readable passports (whether we take over the equipment being operated by HKID or instal new equipment of the type used in our larger passport issuing posts), and staffing levels reflect Best Practice and experience in other large automated posts. The space requirement also takes account of
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