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FM HONG KONG
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HUD 340/1
RECEIVED IN REGI
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 2598
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OF 24103OZ AUGUST 90
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INFO ROUTINE EAST BERLIN BONN
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MDLIAN 5623
YOUR TELNO 1554: EAST GERMAN CITIZENSHIP FOR HONG KONG INVESTORS
1. WE, TOO, HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PRESS REPORTS ABOUT EAST GERMAN PLANS TO GRANT EAST GERMAN PASSPORTS TO 52 HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN RETURN FOR ''LONG-TERM LOANS'' WORTH HKD 74 BILLION. AS WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL CONTACTS WITH EAST GERMAN AUTHORITIES, WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO CONFIRM SUCH REPORTS. NEVERTHELESS WE NOTE THAT BE EAST BERLIN HAD CONFIRMED THEM IN THEIR TELNO 502.
2. IN PRINCIPLE, WE WELCOME ANY PACKAGE WHICH WOULD HELP TO ANCHOR KEY PERSONNEL AND ENTREPRENEURS IN HONG KONG UP TO AND BEYOND 1997. WE ARE NOT SURE, HOWEVER, WHETHER THE OFFER OF EAST GERMAN NATIONALITY WILL MEAN THAT THE RECIPIENTS RETAIN GERMAN NATIONALITY AFTER THE TWO GERMANIES UNITE, AND WONDER WHETHER BONN COULD COMMENT ON THIS. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM BONN ON WHAT EFFECT THE EAST GERMAN DECISION MIGHT HAVE ON THE NATIONALITY SCHEME THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR EMPLOYEES OF WEST GERMAN FIRMS IN HONG KONG.
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