TNAG-1892-FCO40-2685-Visits-by-Sir-Geoffrey-Howe-and-by-Douglas-Hurd--Secretaries-1989 — Page 70

NESAAT (LU)

WHY NOT ALLOW IN HONG KONG PEOPLE WHEN 250 MILLION EC CITIZENS CAN

COME HERE AFTER 1992?

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Not so.

EC Treaty, even as amended by Single European Act, does not give automatic right of residence to all. Treaty lays down

categories of people entitled to free movement.

Big difference between provisions which allow individuals to move freely for specified purposes, and a commitment to an entire

population.