CONFIDENTIAL
736
MDHIA690
THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO ABIDE BY THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION AND RESUME SINO-BRITISH COOPERATION. BUT NOW THE BRITISH SIDE, IN A VOLTE-FACE, HAS UNILATERALLY DECIDED TO GRANT FULL BRITISH CITIZENSHIP TO SOME HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN DISREGARD OF THE RELEVANT AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES. THE BRITISH SIDE HAS ALSO DECLARED THAT IT WILL HOLD BACK A PROPORTION OF THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED 50,000 HOUSEHOLDS SO AS TO ''GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO MAY MOVE INTO KEY POSITIONS IN HONG KONG IN LATER YEARS' CLOSE TO 1997. IT HAS ALSO CALLED ON ITS ''PARTNERS AND ALLIES' TO FOLLOW SUIT, IN AN OPEN ATTEMPT TO ''INTERNATIONALISE'' CHINESE RESIDENTS IN
HONG KONG.
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THE DECISION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL INEVITABLY CREATE CONTRADICTIONS LEADING TO DIVISIONS AND CONFRONTATION AMONG HONG KONG RESIDENTS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED CONSIDERABLE CONFUSION AMONG HONG KONG RESIDENTS SINCE IT WAS MADE PUBLIC. ALL THESE ARE EVIDENTLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. ANYONE CARING FOR THE FUTURE OF HONG
KONG CANNOT VIEW THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH INDIFFERENCE.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DEMANDS THAT THE BRITISH SIDE SETS STORE BY
THE OVERALL INTEREST AND CHANGES ITS ABOVE-MENTIONED MISTAKEN ACTION. OTHERWISE, IT WILL HAVE TO BEAR A SERIES OF CONSEQUENCES ARISING THEREFROM. THE CHINESE SIDE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE
CORRESPONDING MEASURES.
ENDS
3.
PLEASE SEE MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM.
DONALD
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