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TRANSCRIPT I SELECT COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG 24 ΚΑΙ 1989

NR RENTON (CONT):

defined areas,

but they have always been regarded as fully

Portuguese nationals.

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For

I cannot answer your question, Kr Chairman,

precisely in relation to the metropolitan France.

example, the possessions of France in remaining parts of

the world, to what extent they are regarded by the French

as fully metropolitan French, obviously there is a strong

instinct that they are because there are seats in the

French Parliament representing the islands in the Pacific

for example.

But insofar as they were metropolitan French, yes,

the same position would apply to them as to the Portuguese

coming from Macao. With one minor exception, that of

course Portugal, like Spain, is still in a transitional

period, they do not get full access to BC rights until the

end of 1992.

say

But thereafter, when Portugal and Spain are, let us

on the same standing as France, they would have full

access to BC Treaty rights which means indeed that they

could come here to work or to enjoy services as tourists

for example.