TNAG-0903-FCO40-1113-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1979 — Page 93

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ISLANDERS, WHAT THEY WOULD PARTICULARLY WANT WOULD BE TO BE AT TO PRODUCE A PASSPORT WHEN TRAVELLING THROUGH THE ARGENTINE THEY HAVE TO WHEN GOING OVERSEAS WHICH IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DISSTHILAR TO THAT OF A METROPOLITAN BRITISH CITIZEN.

4. I CAN THEREFORE OFFER ONLY A GENERAL COMMENT ON THE QUESTION OF THE TITLE OF DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZENSHIP. THE SECOND OF THE TWO ALTERNATIVES PROPOSED BRITISH COLONIAL CITIZEN MIGHT BE

ANOTHER SUGGESTION

ACCEPTABLE IF NOT ALTOGETHER SATISFACTORY. WOULD BE TO BRING IN THE WORD QUOTE CROWN UNQUOTE, A DESIGNATION WITH WHICH THE ISLANDERS ARE WELL USED AS, SAY, IN THE CASE OF QUOTE CROWN LAND UNQUOTE OR QUOTE CROWN COLONY UNQUOTE, THE TITLE MIGHT THEN DE BRITISH CROWN CITIZEN OR SUBJECT.

5. AS REGARDS PERMANENT PROVISION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THIS CITIZENSHIP, MY FIRST REACTION WOULD BE TO SUGGEST IT COULD BE ACQUIRED THROUGH DESCENT FROM EITHER PARENT,

ONE ADVANTAGE THAT I CAN SEE, FROM THE ISLANDERS' POINT OF VIEW, IN DIVIDING THE OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP WOULD BE TO REMOVE FROM THE RIGHT OF ABODE, AND THEREFORE THE ACQUISITION OF LAND IN THE COLONY THE VERY LARGE NUMBER OF SO-CALLED ANGLO-ARGENTINES WHO AT PRESENT POSSESS DUAL NATIONALITY.

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