TNAG-1387-FCO40-1835-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1986 — Page 60

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consideration to the request for right of abode in

the UK from Hong Kong British Dependent Territories

citizens who are descended from Indian, Portuguese

and other families who are not of Chinese origin and

from former servicemen in Hong Kong; and the need to

ensure the continued convenience of travel of holders

of Certificates of Identity. With the exception of

the last point, (the need to provide for the

continued convenience of travel of Certificates of

Identity holders), these issues are essentially

matters within the gift of Her Majesty's Government.

We shall ensure that Her Majesty's Government see the

views of the members of this Council. I will comment

now on those matters of facts and those issues that

are within the province of the Hong Kong Government.

A number of Members, including Mr. John

Swaine, Mrs. Selina Chow, Mr. Stephen Cheong, Mr. Hui

Yin-fat, Mr. Desmond Lee, Dr. Ho Kam-fai, Mr. Hilton

Cheong-leen pointed to the need to ensure that the new BN(0) passport is as effective a travel document as the existing BDTC passport, in order that Hong

Kong BDTCs would continue to have the same

convenience of travel in the run up to 1997 and beyond. One aspect of the new BN (0) passport which

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