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Nationality

Members have welcomed HMG's recent decision to allow the

word "British" to be inserted against "National Status" in the passports of British Dependent Territories Citizens. They may, however, express concern at

Baroness Vickers' Bill to give British Citizenship to all

residents of the Falkland Islands, which HMG is not

opposing (See Brief No.3).

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Overseas Students' Fees

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3.

Members will wish to know HMG's reaction to the

recommendations covering Hong Kong in the Overseas

Students Trust report and to the Hong Kong Government's

proposals for joint funding of Hong Kong students by HMG

and the Hong Kong Government (See Brief No.4).

Vietnamese Refugees

Members may express concern at the increasing number of

refugees still in Hong Kong awaiting resettlement. They

may not be aware of HMG's concern about the human rights implications of the closed camp policy: they would almost certainly oppose any proposal to revert to an

open camp policy, and would consider it inappropriate for HMG to press for this while unwilling to help Hong Kong with the problem in any direct way (See Brief No.6).

Briefs are also provided on Capital Punishment (No.7), Immigration from China (No. 8), Commercial Opportunities (No.9) Air Services (No.10), Guangdong Nuclear Power Station (No.11) and Special Economic Zones (No.12).

Hong Kong and General Department

November 1982

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