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WILL PRIORITY BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES OF BRITISH COMPANIES?

One of the selection criteria will be connection with

Britain. Employees of British companies will benefit from

this.

In addition British firms will also be able to make use

of the approved secondments scheme.

28. YOUR VIEWS ON CHINESE REACTION TO NATIONALITY PACKAGE

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Package not aimed against China and will not damage

Chinese interests.

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Purpose of this scheme is to give people the confidence to remain in Hong Kong, and thereby to maintain and preserve stability and prosperity

do by the Joint Declaration.

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as we are obliged to

2 CHINESE REACTION "TORPEDOES NATIONALITY PACKAGE"

The important points about the scheme are that:

(a)

Beneficiaries should have the ability to leave the territory at any time and to come and go freely after 1997. The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law are quite

clear about this.

(0) If they did want to come to this country, they should be able to come here and settle. With full British passports they would be able to do this.