24 MAY '89 23:52 FROM COI TECH RADIO
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SELECT COMMITTEE ON HONG KONG 24 MAT 1989
MR RENTON:
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Yes I fully understand why you say that and I
sure that that would be a view that was taken into account
by both the Home Secretary and the Governor, but I think
that the particular wish was really to avoid an
automaticity in Hong Kong on this aspect.
It is a little difficult for me because I am, and I
quote Mr Raison's words to you, but what was precisely in
the mind of the drafters in 1981, it is sometimes rather
hard to say.
The sentence comes here: "Secondly, there
may be cases where such particularly deserving service is
being renderedd to the Crown under the government of a
Dependency that it would be appropriate to grant British
citizenship without insisting on previous residence here.
Personal connections with the United Kingdom in this case
would obviously be relevant".
But I take your point. I think it is in my mind
that the avoidance of automaticity was as much in
everyone's mind as anything else. But it should not be
seen as part of the natural and regular emoluments of
service to the Crown in Hong Kong.
AR TEMPLE-MORRIS:
One last question is a little serious
suspect it will attract a similar answer.
now and I
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