TNAG-1383-FCO40-1831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 122

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FM FCO 041700Z JUL 85

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 960 OF 5 JULY

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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HKK 040/4

RECEIVED

REGISTRY

17 JUL 1985

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PA DU

YOUR TELNO 1328 AND PEKING TELNO 1021: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RIGHT

OF ABODE

1.

PARA 1 OF YOUR TUR. SUBJECT TO PARA 2 BELOW WE DO NOT OBJECT

TO THE PROBLEM BEING EXPLAINED TO THE CHINESE AND AGREE WITH PEKING (PARA 4 OF THEIR TUR) THAT THIS COULD BEST BE DONE WITHIN THE

WIDER CONTEXT OF DISCUSSION ON ALL THE ISSUES RELATING TO RIGHT

OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0) PASSPORTS.

2.

PARAS 2 AND 3 OF YOUR TUR.

WE CONTINUE TO SHARE PEKING'S

VIEWS (PARAS 2 AND 3 OF THEIR TUR AND PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 8785

230,

ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF SUBPARA 1 OF PARA 1 OF SECTION XIV OF

ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION. WE CANNOT IN ANY CASE SEE THAT

IT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO PRESENT PRACTICE' IF CHILDREN BORN ON

THE CHINESE MAINLAND TO PARENTS ONLY ONE OF WHOM HAD THE RIGHT OF

ABODE IN HONG KONG WERE ALSO TO HAVE THAT RIGHT. WE UNDERSTAND

THAT PRESENT PRACTICE' IS TO CONFER THE RIGHT TO LAND IN HONG

KONG UPON CHILDREN BORN IN THE PRC TO A 'CHINESE RESIDENT'

HONG KONG. PARA 1(A) OF YOUR TELNO 1222 AND PARA 3 OF PEKING TUR

REFER.

.26

OF

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )

P8

PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT. MR FIFOOT

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOM:

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

Mr Miller, MVD

CROYDON.