TNAG-1558-FCO40-2122-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 201

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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.

land". no concept of "right to

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