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In the politically charged atmosphere in Hong Kong, everything we do is under close scrutiny and especially
anything to do with nationality and passports is
particularly sensitive. I t is difficult enough to make
the new BN (O) status acceptable to the population of Hong Kong and it would be entirely taken amiss if it were thought that we were making an opportunistic profit (a "fast buck") from the changeover from BDTC to BN (O) status and notwithstanding any arguments we might employ
about a change in Consular fee procedures, it is likely
that this
this is precisely how it would look
look to Hong Kong.
It would be seen also as yet another deliberately
designed blow at Hong Kong, in much the same way as the
BNA 1981 is itself looked upon there. Our efforts to
maintain an atmosphere of calm and stability would
moment in Hong
suffer at
psychogically a
Kong's history
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important
10 years before handover to China.
HAK 040/28
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29 NOV 1985
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