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INDEX

Effect

on

Hong Kong of changes in British Nationality Law

1. The following

AFIS

are the most important papers relating

to assurances given by HMG of the preservation of вунма existing entitlements:

Attached a) the much-quoted letter of 4 August 1977 from

HKK340/1

Aa)

G

Lord Goronwy- Roberts to Six Y-K Kan.

1981-B 6) telegram from Sir SY Cheung and Mr. Cheung after

MKK 340/1

53A

1981 ~C

Attached to

Unofficial's meetings with Lord Carrington and Mr. Whitelaw.

This refers to assurances that there would be

ho

erosion

of existing rights' but there is no trace of these in our records of either meeting.

HICK 340/c) statement (February 1981) by two members of Parliamentary

нак

(85 1981

HAK340/1

the

A

Standing Committee on Nationality Bill, which does give

the

106A) is assurance of no change in existing rights.

1981-€

д)

2) UMELCO paper, quoting Lord Goronwy-Roberts, and

the Conservative white paper

assurance

given in the white

paper

on

Nationality Law. The

has been repeated

a number of occasions, by Mr. Whitelaw and others.

However

CODE 18-78

I can

find

no record of

assuranc

having

on

been given in more specific terms: terms which would refer / to