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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 936 OF 22 OCT 30
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1. HOME OFFICE PROPOSE FOLLOWING REPLIES TO QUESTIONS (A) AND (F) (A) SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER A FEW LETTERS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WORKING IN HONG KONG.
WHEN MY HONOURABLE FRIEND VISITED HONG KONG RECENTLY HE HAD
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND WITH REPRE-
SENTATIVES OF VARIOUS INTERESTS THERE. NO REPRESENTATIONS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
(F) THE CITIZENSHIP ACQUIRED BY BIRTH OR OTHER CONNECTION WITH
HONG KONG IS THAT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES.
PARAGRAPH 35 OF THE WHITE PAPER SUMMARISES THE CLASSES OF .
PEOPLE IN A DEPENDENCY WHO IT IS PROPOSED SHOULD ACQUIRE
CITIZENSHIP OF A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY WHEN NEW
LEGISLATION COMES INTO FORCE: AND IT IS MADE CLEAR IN
PARAGRAPH 28 THAT NO-ONE WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND COLONIES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE NEW ACT COMES
INTO FORCE WILL BE LEFT WITHOUT ONE OR THE NEWLY CREATED
CITIZENSHIPS. THERE ARE NO PLANSATO CHANGE THE STATUS OF
HONG KONG.
2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKBY 230900Z.
. CARRINGTON
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MR RUSHFORD, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR W LEE, HOME OFFICE, APOLLO HOUSE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OCCICE, LONDON W1
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