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(3) Q: FUTURE OF CPA?
A : HMG CONFIDENT THAT AGREEMENT PROVIDES SOUND FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH CPA CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND EXPAND. CPA ITSELF HAS EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN AGREEMENT.
(C) Q: AIR LINKS WITH TAIWAN?
A : NOTHING IN THE AGREEMENT TO PREVENT SUCH LINKS CONTINUING AFTER
1997. BUT DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSIONS NEARER THE TIME.
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(D) YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER INCLUDING A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF THE HONG KONG LONDON COBOTAGE ROUTE.
3. THERE IS ONE FURTHER POINT REGARDING NATIONALITY WHICH MIGHT BE RAISED. THERE IS A NUMBER OF HONG KONG PEOPLE WHO ARE STATELESS PERSONS HOLDING UNITED KINGDOM CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY. THEY HAVE A RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UK BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NATURAL- ISED AS BRITISH CITIZENS FOR VARIOUS REASOOS (MAINLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE COMMAND OF ENGLISH TO QUALIFY). THEY HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN TO OUR LONDON OFFICE THAT, IF THEY VISITED HONG KONG AFTER 1997, THEY WOULD NOT BE LOOKED AFTER BY THE BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL IN THE SAR. OUR UNDERSTANING IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FORMER HONG KONG C OF I HOLDERS OF CHINESE RACE WHO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACQUIRED A 'FOREIGN' NATIONALITY DESPITE HAVING SETTLED ABROAD, WILL BE TREATED AS CHINESE NATIONALS WHEN THEY ARE IN THE HONG KONG SAR.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES D.(MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
COPIES TO: MR ROBERTS MR FIFOOT
MR BURROWS
VIA ADR) NEWS DEPT
LEGAL ADVS.
LEGAL ADVS
MR MARTIN ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE
MR COLVIN
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK NO.10 DOWNING ST. SIR P CRADOCK ROOM K 195
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR CROWLEY PUST
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