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FM FCO 091442Z JANUARY 85
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 57 OF 9 JAN 85
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
10 JAN 3427
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"YOUR TELNO 45: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : NATIONALITY : STATELESSNESS
1. WE HAVE NOT YET FORMALLY DECIDED ON THE FORM OF NATIONALITY
TO BE ACQUIRED BY THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE STATELESS AS A
CONSEQUENCE OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE UK MEMORANDUM EG.
NON-CHINESE BDTCS WHO DO NOT RTAIN THE NEW STATUS ON 1 JULY 1997
CHILDREN BORN AFTER THAT DATE TO NON-CHINESE HOLDERS OF
THE NEW STATUS. WE ALL ACCEPTED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS WOULD MOST
LIKELY BE BOC STATUS.
AND
2. IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT EXCO DO NOT FAVOUR THE USE OF THE TITL
BOC FOR THE NEW STATUS ITSELF. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT
YOU ARE CONTENT FOR THIS STATUS TO BE USED IN CASES OF
STATELESSNESS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT. LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
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