TNAG-1085-FCO40-1335-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-the-British-nationa-1981 — Page 76

CODE

10 77

Mr Sands

MVD CL 419

276,

UKK 340/1

1382

74011

Reference..

RECEIVED IN BAGSTRY WD. 51

1 OCT 1981

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

STRY Action Taken

Лю

POD 10/10

ENTITLEMENT TO RE-ADMISSION TO UK

1.

See 1402 Thank you for the revised draft below. I should be grateful for your comments and clarification on the following points:

a)

b)

c)

Paragraph 2: the paragraph's first part is a bit puzzling, as it seems to support Hong Kong's contention that an existing right/entitlement should not be withdrawn. I suggest the paragraph be curtailed as shown in manuscript.

Paragraph 3: it would be helpful if this paragraph could state the basis for persons entitled to re-admission being considered as subject to immigration control e.g. a relevant clause in the Immigration Rules or Act, and how practice in their re-admission differs from that for right of abode persons e.g. are their passports stamped, time conditions on stay imposed etc?

Paragraph 5: the paragraph states 'We are pursuing with the Home Office the question

but the remainder of the paragraph

suggests that the Home Office have pronounced on the issue. Secondly, is the paragraph intended to refer to those Hong Kong belongers who have already had the endorsement transferred to their Hong Kong passports?

30 September 1981

H McQuade

Hong Kong and General Department