TNAG-1383-FCO40-1831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 221

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(A) WOULD DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN TWO CATEGORIES OF CHINESE NATIONALS'

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? (THOSE WHO ARE HONG KONG BELONGERS' AND THOSE WHO ARE ''CHINESE

RESIDENTS' SEMICLN AND

(B) IT WOULD GIVE SOME

''FOREIGNERS'

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(IE CERTAIN NON-CHINESE

BDTCS) FREEDOM FROM DEPORTATION WHILST FAILING TO GRANT THAT RIGHT TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF CHINESE NATIONALS''.

THOMSON

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

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.

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CONFIDENTAL