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CONFIDENTIAL

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: 26-29 SEPTEMBER

BRIEF NO.7:

DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR OFFICIALS:

NEW BRITISH NATIONALITY LAW

POINTS TO MAKE

1. Proposed new law on British Nationality should not be seen as

means of distancing Hong Kong from the UK. New law framed to make UK

and Dependent Territory citizenship consistent with our immigration

laws.

2. White Paper, which provides for separate category of citizenship

for Dependent Territories, emphasises the importance of the constitu-

tional relationship between the UK and Dependent Territories.

3. Publication of White Paper gives Hong Kong further opportunity to

comment on the proposals.