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VIST BY MR REN TON TO HONG KONG (23-24 JANUARY 1986)
BRIEF NO 1: PRESS CONFERENCE
(2) NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS
Points to make
(a) Will you meet points made by LegCo?
1.
HMG will consider
representation by LegCo and others
very carefully before
before Order is resubmitted. Obviously cannot
give you final
un til answer
I and colleagues have done this.
As Mr Waddington made clear during Parliamentary debate we see substantial difficulty with a number of the proposals.
(b)
2.
International Acceptability of Passports
Will do Our best to ensure that BN (0) s enjoy same rights
of access to Third Countries as currently enjoyed by Hong Kong
BD TC s. Will explain new status to Third Countries once Order
is
in place and before new
Encouraging that US and
new
passports.
Confident
that other
in 1987. passports are introduced
Australian Governments have welcomed
will follow
governments
suit once we have explained new status to them.
(c)
Right to land in, visit the UK
are
immigration rules.
3.
But
Wish to make clear bon a fide
immigration law in UK has Unless you have right of abode (ie permission to settle) y ou
to the subject
bona fide visitor need have anything to fear from that.
visitors always welcome.
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