CONFIDENTIAL
646716
050316
MDHOAN 1774
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG
TELNO 11
OF 2418OOZ JANUARY 90
45
Hiis 341014
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
10 APR 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
YOUR TELNOS 24 AND 25: NATIONALITY PACKAGE 1. IF ASKED ABOUT DONALD TSANGS REPORTED COMMENTS PCU AND HOME
OFFICE NEWS DEPARTMENTS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING PRESS LINE: QUOTE OFFICIALS ARE STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THE CITIZENSHIP SCHEME. THERE IS NO QUESTION OF ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF PERSONS ETC, YET HAVING BEEN AGREED. DETAILS OF THE SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE. AS TO THE TIMING OF THE BILL, AS MINISTERS HAVE SAID, THE LEGISLATION WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. THE INTERIM WE ARE NOT SPECULATING ON WHAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN. UNQUOTE.
IN
YOU MAY CONFIRM IF ASKED THOUGH THAT A RETURN VISIT BY A HOME OFFICE TEAM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE AFTER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. 2. YOUR POINTS IN TUR 25 ARE TAKEN BUT WE SEE NO ADVANTAGE IN FEEDING PRESS SPECULATION AT THIS POINT. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, ONE OF THE CATEGORIES EXPECTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE POINTS SCHEME FOR THE SELECTION PROCESS IS QUOTE CONNECTIONS WITH BRITAIN UNQUOTE. AGAIN, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN ON PARTICIPATION OF UK OFFICIALS BUT WE WILL BEAR
IN MIND YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THEY BE LOCATED IN THE BTC.
HURD
YYYY
MAIN
66
.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
NEWS
PUSD
PS
ADDITIONAL
12
DISTRIBUTION
78
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MISS SPENCER
HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY
MRS GRIMSEY
(HOME OFFICE LUNAR HOUSE)
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