TNAG-1386-FCO40-1834-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 62

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2789

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OF 10094OZ DECEMBER 85

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

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1 1 DEC 1985

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OUR TELSNOS 2733 AND 2739: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON 4 DECEMBER: RESPONSES TO UNOFFICIALS' SUGGESTIONS

AS REPORTED IN TURS, UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS PUT THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS TO HMG DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

A) THAT HMG SHOULD TRY THEIR UTMOST TO ENSURE THAT HOLDERS OF BN(0) PASSPORTS WILL ENJOY THE SAME STANDING AND VISA-FREE ACCESS TO THIRD COUNTRIES AS HOLDERS OF BDTC PASSPORTS SEMICLN

B) TO THIS END, HMG SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD IN RECOGNISING THE NEW

PASSPORT BY ENDORSING THE BN(0) PASSPORT WITH AUTOMATIC PERMISSION TO LAND SO THAT IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GOOD FOR TRAVEL TO THE UK WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SPECIFIC PERMISSION ON EACH OCCASION, OR FOR A CERTIFICATE OF ENTRY' (SEE MIFT FOR OUR DETAILED RECOMMENDATION ON THIS SUGGESTION) SEMICOLON

C) THAT HMG SHOULD TRY AND ENSURE BN (0) PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED

ONLY SHOW THEIR PASSPORTS NOT (NOT) ALSO THEIR IDENTITY CARDS TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THIRD COUNTRIES SEMICOLON

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D) THAT HMG SHOULD PROVIDE FULL AND REGULAR REPORTS ON HOW THEY ARE GOING ABOUT PERSUADING THIRD COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT THE NEW PASSPORT, AND THE PROGRESS MADE SEMICOLON

E) THAT HMG SHOULD GRANT RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK OR IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY TO NON-CHINESE BDTCS SEMICOLON AND

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