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wanted both passports.
8 =
I can
see a good case for allowing separates to apply for BN (O).
There may be some who are separates but wish to demonstrate that
they are maintaining their contacts with Hong Kong. The same applies to Mixeds. I think that we should recommend to Hong Kong that both separates and mixeds should be allowed to apply for BN (O) * but if they do so would lose their BDTC status.
REGISTRATION
9.
any suggestion that
Hong Kong have now of their telno 681)
I think we
Hong Kong have always in the past objected to any suggestion that there should be a requirement to register as BN (O) S.
We
therefore proposed wording in the Order to avoid
registration was required (see Article 4 of F).
cut the ground from under our feet in para 2 (m)
by proposing language including the word "registration". should therefore agree to the Home Office wording in Article 4(3) but point this out to Hong Kong.
NO.
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENSHIP
10. Article 7(3) still makes it clear to an attentive Chinese reader
that BN (O) s will be Commonwealth citizens. Either we should
disguise this or drop it. If we drop it there are real practical disadvantages for BN (O) s which we should explain to Hong Kong.
FORMAT OF COMMENTARY
11. Needs work, but I think we should get the Order right first. It
should be in a form that sells the Order both to Parliament and to
Hong Kong.
PASSAGE THROUGH PARLIAMENT
12. Definition of persons affected and those excepted from loss
certain to be controversial. Case of Indians and statelessness provisions will also come under close scrutiny.
HONG KONG'S DETAILED COMMENTS
13. Mr Emery's explanation of why he has not adopted some of these (Flan D) seems convincing.
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