TNAG-1405-FCO40-1880-Future-of-Hong-Kong-passports-and-visas-1985 — Page 225

DF016 17.15 28404 HKGOVT G KEY+80273380+HX04

73380 GOVHK HX

28404 HKGOVT G

HKK 040/28

FOR SECRETARY/GENERAL DUTIES FROM FONDOS OFFICE!

CC: R HOARE, HKD, FCO A

HKGO/1341/LM 137

31 JANUARY 1985

dr. Thoes fo

し

мм

HK BILL : EURASIANS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HK SAR PASSPORT

тра

on 04014

612

10

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE LORDS DEBATE ON THE HONG KONG

BILL, LORD TANLAW (LIBERAL) HAS ASKED US:

2.

(A)

(B)

WHAT THE NUMBER OF EURASIANS IN HONG KONG IS, AND

WHETHER THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HONG KONG SAR PASSPORT.

WITH REGARD TO (A), IF THERE IS NO ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF EURASIANS IN HONG KONG, WE PROPOSE TO REFER LORD TANLAW TO THE FIGURE OF 6,000 NON-CHINESE BDTCS QUOTED BY THE MINISTER OF STATE ON 5 DECEMBER IN REPLY TO A PQ BY IVOR STANBROOK.

3.

WITH REGARD TO (B), WE PROPOSE TO SAY THAT IT IS NOT FOR HKG TO INTERPRET CHINESE LAW. HOWEVER, IF LORD TANLAW IS INTERESTED HE COULD REFER TO ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF THE NATIONALITY LAW OF PRC, WHICH SAY THAT 'ANY PERSON .. PARENTS ARE CHINESE NATIONALS OR ONE OF WHOSE PARENTS IS A CHINESE NATIONAL HAS CHINESE NATIONALITY'. +++

WHOSE

NNNNNNNN RL

73380 GOVHK HX 28404 HKGOVT G

LPage 226

A The National Archives

DEPARTMENT/SERIES

FCOM.O.

PIECE/ITEM

(one piece/item number)

Extract/ltem details:

1.880..