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CONFIDENTIAL

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FM HONG KONG 300749Z JUL 35

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1550 OF 30 JULY

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 1085 : NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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RECOMMENDATIONS IN YOUR TUR ARE AGREED. DRAFT EXCO PAPER WILL BE

REVISED ACCORDINGLY.

2. IN VIEW OF THE DECISION NOT (NOT) TO ALLOW SEPARATES TO APPLY

FOR BN (0) STATUS, IT APPEARS THAT ARTICLE 4(2) WILL HAVE TO BE

AMENDED AS FOLLOWS

''ANY PERSON WHO IS A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN BY

VIRTUE (WHOLLY OR PARTLY) OF HIS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG

AND BUT FOR HIS CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE A BRITISH

DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN SHALL BE ENTITLED BEFORE 1 JULY 1997

(OR BEFORE THE END OF 1997 IF BORN IN THAT YEAR BEFORE THAT DATE)

TO BE REGISTERED AS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) ON BEING ISSUED

WITH, OR INCLUDED IN A PASSPORT APPROPRIATE TO THAT STATUS''.

THE ABOVE PROVISION WILL NOT PRECLUDE PERSONS WHO HAVE THE DUAL

STATUS OF BCS AND BDTCS (HONG KONG) TO APPLY FOR BN (0) STATUS IF

THEY SO WISH.

3. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT HOME OFFICE IS AGREEABLE

TO THIS DESKBY 31090OZ.

AKERS-JONES

MINIMAL

HKD.

COPIES TO'.

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HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE

LONDON.

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