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MR GAREL-JONES' MEETING WITH THE GIBRALTAR CHRBEENEDI

11 SEPTEMBER 1990

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06 SEP 1990

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HONG KONG/GIBRALTAR

Points to Make

The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 received Royal Assent on 26 July. The Act has the aim of giving assurances to key people in Hong Kong to encourage them to

remain in the territory.

As Mr Maude pointed out in a previous meeting, it was not possible to include Gibraltar in the UK legislation, but Gibraltar, under its Immigration Ordinance, had the capability to help in a similar way by providing residence without the beneficiaries having to emigrate from Hong Kong.

Understand that Gibraltar were looking at ways they could help. How is this developing?

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