TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 68

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2101

OF 080946Z OCTOBER 35

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, GIBRALTAR.

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- 8 OCT 1985

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OUR TELNO 1646 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT : NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.

NOW THAT PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER IS IN SIGHT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TO OUR QUESTION IN TUR. ONCE THE WHITE PAPER IS PUBLISHED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME LAWYERS WOULD ASK HOW 'BDTCS WHO ACQUIRE THEIR CITIZENSHIP FROM A CONNECTION WITH GIBRALTAR FOR EC PURPOSES ARE DEFINED: AND WHETHER CHILDREN BORN IN GIBRALTAR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1983

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TO HONG KONG PARENTS WOULD BECOME BDTCS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH GIBRALTAR AND HENCE BECOME ENTITLED TO REGISTER AS BCS UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE BNA 1981.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

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HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

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COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR KILLER, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MF. NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

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