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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 216 OF 4 FEBRUARY
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RECEIVEL NAKEGISTRY 5 FEB 1985
No
An
102
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 260 AND PEKING TELNO 138 : HONG KONG BILL: TITLE OF
NEW FORM OF NATIONALITY
1.
MIFT CONTAINS A REVISED QUESTION AND ANSWER BRIEF WHICH WE
HAVE CLEARED WITH HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS.
2.
A)
THE MAIN CHANGES FROM THE DRAFT IN YOUR TUR ARE:
A.1. WE HAVE REVERTED TO THE FORM OF WORDS USED BY
MINISTERS. THE INCLUSION OF THE WORDS 'UNDER UK LAW' MEETS THE POINT IN (A) OF PEKING TUR.
B) A.3.
266.
C)
THIS IS BASED ON THE DRAFT LINE PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO
A.6. AS (B) ABOVE
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D) A.7. POSTS WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOTIFY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF THE NEW CITIZENSHIP CATEGORIES INTRODUCED IN THE BNA 1981, AND TO EXPLAIN THESE WHERE NECESSARY, DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE PASSING OF THE ACT AND ITS INTRODUCTION. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SIMILAR PERIOD BETWEEN THE ENACTMENT OF THE ORDER IN COUNCIL (BY MID-1986) AND THE FIRST ISSUE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS, WHICH WOULD SEEM THE BEST TIME FOR A SIMILAR EXERCISE TO BE CARRIED OUT WITH RESPECT TO BN (0) PASSPORTS. AT THAT TIME, HMG WOULD ALSO EXPLAIN TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT BN (0) PASSPORTS WOULD CARRY A STATEMENT OF THE HOLDER'S RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG, AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE TAKEN TO BE THE EQUIVALENT OF BDTC PASSPORTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF VISA ABOLITION ARRANGEMENTS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
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PSAR LUCE
PS/PUS
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MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
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