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VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA
HONG KONG
1.
Encouraging economic indicators in Hong Kong. GDP expected to
grow by 7% and exports by 18% this year. These illustrate
confidence in future of territory following signature of agreement.
[If asked about nationality/civil aviation questions following
on from Sir Geoffrey Howe's discussions with Mr Clark on 11 December
1984]:
2.
(a)
Nationality.
Hong Kong British Dependent Territories
Citizens will be eligible to acquire new form of British
nationality prior to 1997, British National (Overseas), and
to retain it for rest of their lives. Essentially this
will be BDTC status under a new name, except that it wil1
not be transmissible by descent. BN (0) s will have right of
abode in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Important that new BN (0) passports are accepted
internationally in the same way as BDTC passports
present.
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(b) Civil Aviation. Hong Kong SAR will enjoy considerable
autonomy. Chinese will give SAR government specific authorisation to negotiate, renew
renew and amend bilateral Air
Service Agreements concerning scheduled air services to,
from or through the SAR which do not touch Chinese
mainland.
(c)
On both subjects. UK officials would be happy to respond
to any further specific questions on these two aspects of
the Agreement which you officials may have.
3. [Defensive] Joint Liaison Group. Will be established upon
entry into force of the Agreement (which has to take place before 30
Details of its establishment under discussion with the
Composition will be announced in due course.
June).
Chinese.
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