FAX 051 255
1180 Sent 2B.
12 January 1993
Chris Kelly, Esq Home Office
B4 Division
HKD 340/8
13 JAN 1993
DECH OFFICER
INDEA
PA
1 lake.
E
N.F. Dependants
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
London SWIA 2AH
Telephone: 071-
Dear Chris,
VISITS TO LONDON BY LEGCO MEMBERS
1.
You will wish to be aware that the LegCo Delegation (Emily Lau, Christina Loh, Jimmy McGregor and Dr Leong) have the following FCO calls scheduled:
25 January
26 January
27 January
2.
15.45 to 16.15 17.15
10.45 to 11.15
Mr Hum and Mr Ricketts
Mr Goodlad for drinks Secretary of State
As you know, they have told us that they will be asking about "British Citizenship for Hong Kong British subjects". The main focus will probably be on the ethnic minorities, but we can also expect them to raise other categories such as the wives and widows of ex-servicemen (we talked about this recently in the context of Hong Kong telno 2973) and perhaps provisions for the treatment of children.
3. On the latter, are you able to bring me up-to-date on registration of children caught by the anomaly in British nationality law? Dr Leong, as you may be aware, has taken a particular interest in these cases. He called on Mr Goodlad last September. At that stage he told Mr Goodlad that he had identified about 150 affected families involving 220 children. It would be helpful to be able to confirm to Dr Leong, who doubtless will have been following the issue in the intervening months, how many children have had right of abode in the UK granted under the terms of Mr Goodlad's letter to Dr Leong of 7 September 1992.
4.
Would it be possible for you to let me have sight of any material you put together by 20 January?
Yours
ever,
Debbie.
D Barnes Jones
Hong Kong Department
let.dr.leong
PS
I look forward to seeing you
топосид on 26 Jan- it you
would find
JEB
this useful.