TNAG-2158-FCO40-3078-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-Chinese-views-1990 — Page 4

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As there is no right of abode restriction on top

posts in the Joint Declaration, this proposal also goes

beyond the Joint Declaration. However) The practical

therefore

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effect of such an amendment will, depend upon how the term

'right of abode is defined. For instance, if it was

defined to exclude from top posts only persons who were

entitled to live in another country by virtue of the fact

that they were citizens of the country concerned, then the

limited to those posts which are not listed in seet neo consequences would be minimal since the Joint Declaration

and draft Boole Law already state that holders of most of

these posts must be Chinese nationals (who, by definition,

could not hn niti

other hanú, iL WAR

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given a broad definition tu luclude

such things right of entry into another country leading to

then 8ome persons who might otherwise be

eligible to hold these posts would be prevented from doing

settlement,

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