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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 040721Z MAR 81

TO PRIORITY F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 OF 4 MARCH

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

FOR CLIFT FROM DAVIES

NATIONALITY BILL

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WE HAVE SENT TO SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND MR. O.V. CHEUNG COPIES OF

YOUR RECORD OF THEIR MEETING ON 2 FEBRUARY WITH LORD CARRINGTON. (39A

HAVING CONSULTED HIS OWN NOTES, SIR S.Y. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE RECORD BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

(A) PARA 1: DELETE FROM ''UNOFFICIALS WERE PLEASED'' IN THE 9TH

LINE TO '* TERRITORIES BUT'' IN THE 11TH LINE AND REPLACE BY THE

FOLLOWING:

''HE EXPRESSED THEIR GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT THAT HONG KONG'S PLEA FOR MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO WAS NOT ACCEPTED BUT WAS RELIEVED

TO NOTE THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY OF

CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES TO SEPARATE IT

FROM BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP. HOWEVER,'',

(B) PARA 2: DELETE ''HONG KONG BELIEVED IN THE 2ND LINE AND

SUBSTITUTE THEREFOR THE FOLLOWING:

''HONG KONG BRITISH SUBJECTS EXPECTED THAT THEIR EXISTING RIGHTS

WOULD NOT BE ERODED AND’'.

MACLEHOSE

LIMITED

HK & GD

NTD

PS

PS/LPS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS

SIR E YOUDE

MR DONALD MR ADAMS

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON