TNAG-1383-FCO40-1831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 6

OO PEKING

GRS 141

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 071625Z AUG 85

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 694 OF 8 AUGUST

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TOP COPY

HKK 040/4

RECEIVED I PEGISTRY

- 9 AUG 1985

DESK OFFICES

INDEX

656

REGISTRY

PA

Action Takur

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1

296

YOUR TELNO 1167 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1547: HỒNG KONG AGREEMENT:

RESTRICTED: RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0)

1. WE AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN PARAS 1(A) AND (B)

OF TUR. THE ADDITIONAL SENTENCES PROPOSED IN 1(D) SHOULD READ:

'THIS WOULD REFLECT THE CURRENT PRACTICE IN HONG KONG UNDER WHICH

HONG KONG ID CARD ISSUED TO REPLACE AN EXPIRED ID CARD BEARS THE

SAME NUMBER AS THE CARD WHOSE PERIOD OF VALIDITY HAS EXPIRED. THE

NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS ID CARDS IN HONG KONG HAVE NOT CHANGED

SINCE 1960, AND ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC RECORDS'.

2. YOU SHOULD SEEK AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON THE HKMO OF

THE MFA TO MAKE THE POINTS IN THE SPEAKING NOTE AS AMENDED.

SHOULD LEAVE A COPY OF THE SPEAKING NOTE WITH THE CHINESE.

YOU

YOUNG

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

D/HD PUSD

MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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