CONFIDENTIAL
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FROM:
J E HOLMES
APS/SECRETARY OF STATE
DEPARTMENT:
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION,
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TO:
A J Coles Esq
10 Downing Street
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SUBJECT:
NOMENCLATURE IN PASSPORTS
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I have received a copy of Colin Walters' letter to you
of 5 October with the Home Secretary's views on Hong Kong
proposal that 'British national' be included in their
passports. I think it would also be helpful if I gave yo
the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's views in advance
of the meeting with the Prime Minister together with some
brief background on the Hong Kong proposal.
2. Hong Kong belongers would benefit minimally in practic
terms were their passports to bear the additional
insist that they
They/accept,
description 'British national'. They accept, for example
that it would not confer any right of abode in the UK or
any status in terms of our immigration law different from
that which they have at present. The nationality des-
cription is seen by them as a symbol of Britian's
continuing role in and in relation to the Territory
and as
a reassurance that they would continue to enjoy
full protection and consular assistance by us when
travelling abroad.
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