TNAG-1387-FCO40-1835-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1986 — Page 19

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OCMIAN 2976

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RR HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

181700Z DEC

GRS 110

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FM FCO

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO 2011

Hall 04014

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 2 JAN 1986

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Action Taken

OF 181700Z DECEMBER 85

INFO ROUTINE PEKING

550

YOUR TELNO 2789: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:

COUNCIL

1.

NATIONALITY ORDER IN

WE ARE CONSIDERING WITH HOME OFFICE THE PROPOSALS MADE DURING THE LEGCO DEBATE. ONE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THE EX-SERVICEMEN REFERRED TO IN PARA 1(F) OF TUR WOULD COME WITHIN THE AMBIT OF SECTION 4(5) OF THE BNA. WE ARE SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY BREAKDOWN YOU CAN PROVIDE OF HOW MANY OF THE FORMER SERVICEMEN WERE ATTACHED TO METROPOLITAN BRITISH UNITS AND HOW MANY SERVED WITH HONG KONG UNITS, EG THE

VOLUNTEERS.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

614)

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS MR GRAINGER,

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS