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5.

There are no specific plans to issue Hong Kongers

with British citizen passports. But under Section 4(5)

of the BNA BDTCs can apply to the Home Secretary to be registered as British citizens if they have been in Crown

is at the Home Secretary's

service.

discretion

Registration

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6.

FUTURE OF THE GARR I SON

7.

The

reduction

in the

size of the garrison by

by one

battalion in 1987 is to be announced at 1100 on Friday.

ELECTIONS TO LEGCO

8. I attach a note desribing the procedure more fully.

There

is no contradiction

elections and a keen contest!

between having indirect

Azzjármá

25 September 1985

A C Galsworthy

Hong Kong Department

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