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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 13044OZ APR 85

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM WUNDER 714 OF 13 APRIL

INFO PRIORILIX PEKING

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HKK 040/4 TOP COPY

OUR TELNO 891: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : NATIONALITY

ORDER IN COUNCIL

Witter.

Amend munte

AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION WE WISH TO PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING

AMENDMENTS TO OUR TELMO 631:

(4) PARA. 1(C). THE WORDS AFTER 'IF' SHOULD READ

*(1) HE WAS BORN THERE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983: OR

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(11) HE WAS BORN THERE ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1983 AND AT THE TIME

OF HIS BIRTH EITHER OF HIS PARENTS WAS SETTLED THERE:

OR

(111) HIS PARENT OR HIS GRANDPARENT WAS BORN THERE: OR

(IV) HE, HIS PARENT OR HIS GRANDPARENT IS OR WAS A PERSON

NATURALISED OR REGISTERED THERE."

(3) PARA. 2(L). THE WORDS AFTER 'IF' TO READ

*(A) HE WAS BORN THERE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983: OR

(B) HE WAS BORN THERE ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1983 AND AT THE TIME

OF HIS BIRTH EITHER OF HIS PARENTS WAS SETTLED THERE:

OR

(C) HIS PARENT OR HIS GRANDPARENT WAS BORN THERE: OR

(D) HE, HIS PARENT OR GRANDPARENT, IS OR WAS A PERSON NATURALISED

OR REGISTERED THERE.'

2. THE AMENDMENTS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS BORN IN A

DEPENDENT TERRITORY OTHER THAN HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1933

SHOULD BE EXCEPTED FROM LOSS REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARENTS'

IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THAT DEPENDENT TERRITORY AT THE TIME OF

THEIR BIRTH.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER)

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOI

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

CROYDON.

Mr Miller, MVD