TNAG-1378-FCO40-1826-Future-of-Hong-Kong-legislation-Hong-Kong-Bill-1985 — Page 83

CONFIDENTIAL

stateless. Subsequent generations will be provided for within the

existing terms of Schedule 2 to the BNA 1981 in the same way as the children of all other BOCs. I t would not be appropriate as a principle to grant British Nationality indefinitely and

restrictions to the descendents of British Nationals.

general

without

OTHER DIFFICULTIES

Within these main areas a number of other questions may be raised, such as the date for issue of the new passports, their recognition by third countries, visa requirements, freedom of travel, transmission of the new citizenship, UK responsibility for Hong Kong and many others. A detailed list of supplimentaries i s

BDTCs,

attached.