TNAG-1082-FCO40-1332-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-the-British-nationa-1981 — Page 126

HKK 340 11

PENKORY NO. $1

RECEIVED

18 MAR 1981

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HO/FO 222/18

PP HONG AID

PP FCO

GRS 300

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 182802Z MAR 61

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BUTION

THIS TELEGRAM

WAS NOT

ADVANCED

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16013/2

(+i+2) HK. Gout Office- bdn

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 458 OF 18 MAR

INFO PRIORITY FCQ

FOR CHAN

MTD PS/MrLuce.

Mr. Adams.

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FROM DAVIES

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FCO TELNO PERSONAL 1 OF 16 FEBRUARY TO GOVERNOR'

GRAND CAYMAN.

(790

BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL

TECHNICALLY WE SEE NO SERIOUS DIFFICULTY IN AMENDING OUR IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE TO GRANT THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG TO ALL THOSE WHO BECOME CBDTS UNDER THE BILL BY REASON OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG. HOWEVER IN THE PRESENT STATE OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE NEW OR AMENDED CLAUSES WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE BILL WE DO NOT THINK IT DESIRABLE TACTICALLY AT THIS STAGE TO CONSULT UNOFFICIALS ABOUT THIS.

2. COULD YOU THEREFORE PLEASE GET A COPY OF T U R FROM FCO, EXPLAIN THE POSITION TO THEM AND ASCERTAIN ROUGHLY THE

DATE BY WHICH THEY NEED A REPLY.

3. THERE ARE TWO POINTS ON WHICH WE WOULD APPRECIATE F.CO

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