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CONFIDENTHAL

FM HONG KONG

TELNO 2682

OF 19044OZ AUGUST 86

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 340

TO DESKBY 19090OZ FCO

RECEIVER

HANFO HIMMEDIATE PEKANG

SEGISTRY

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YOUR TELNOS 1723-6 : HNTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS

1.

WE HAVE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON FIRST TUR :

(A) YOUR PARAGRAPH 3(D) : WE WELCOME YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THE NORDIC

COUNTRIES NEED SPECIAL HANDLING.

(B) YOUR PARAGRAPH 4(F) : WE CONFIRM THAT YOU ESTIMATE OF THE

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY LOSE THEIR RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG

KONG AFTER 1997 TO BE OF THE ORDER OF 0.01 PER CENT OF ALL

POTENTHAL BN (0)S 4S ABOUT RIGHT

2.

WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE TEXTS *N TURS.

AKERS-JONES

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HMLNAN 0657

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

REPEATED AS REQUESTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

LIR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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