TNAG-1570-FCO40-2136-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 54

GRS 100

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM OTTAWA

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 748

OF 262015Z NOVEMBER 86

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG

HKK 340/

REGISTRY 13 DEC 1986

RECEIVEY

IGER

TOP COPY Q DIST ?

R-

RY

Action Taken

Mek

7/12.

MY TELNO 696: BN(0) PASSPORTS:

ACCEPTABILITY TO CANADA

1. WE SPOKE TO SHEEHAN (DEA) AGAIN TODAY. HE EXPLAINED THAT

EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (EIC) WERE STUDYING THE BN (0)

QUESTION TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS AND BRITISH PROTECTED PERSONS, AS THE EIC REPRESENTATIVES HAD EXPLAINED TO THE

HOME OFFICE ON 7 NOVEMBER (NICHOLSON'S MINUTE OF 10 NOVEMBER TO MCDONOUGH, NOT COPIED TO HONG KONG). HOWEVER, UNLIKE THEM, SHEEHAN

WAS CAREFUL NOT TO SAY THAT HE FORESAW. NO PROBLEMS POST

1997,

SO WE MAY NOT BE OUT OF THE WOOD YET. HE PROMISED US A FULL REPLY

BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

DAY

YYYY

ODWBAN 6567

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

,

MR OSBORNE NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, 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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