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Line to take
6. It is suggested that the general line to take should be (i)
to point to the very full and careful consideration which the
Government has given in the past to this issue at the highest
levels most recently in the context of the British Nationality
Scheme; (ii) to say that the Government's view remains that
there is no case for special treatment and that the position of
the ethnic minorities has been adequately protected, both in the
Joint Declaration and Basic Law and also by the assurances which
the Government has given about action it would take in the event
of an emergency; but (iii) to give further consideration to
points made during the meeting.
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above the following points might be made:
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right of abode in Hong Kong this is primarily a matter
for the Foreign Office and Hong Kong Government, who have
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of the Basic Law guarantees the ethnic minorities' right of
abode in Hong Kong if they do not have a right of abode
elsewhere. The Chinese authorities have said that they are
keen that people in Hong Kong of non-Chinese race should
remain there. They have also said that ethnic minorities
can apply for Chinese citizenship as well as Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region passports after the change of
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