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Сс Mr Hammond Mr Langdon

Mr R M Morris Mr Page

HONG KONG BILL

I attach a first draft of the Instructions.

Of the matters currently in square brackets, the most important

(on which we shall need more information) are

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(a) the financing of the Scheme. This would appear to be a

matter of local law which you undertook to pursue in

Hong Kong. The sort of point which worries me is

whether registration as a British citizen under the Bill

is to take place in the UK.

we shall need a UK

fees order. If the whole process is going to take place

in Hong Kong it may be necessary only to have a local

Hong Kong fees order;

If so

(b) you have now sent me a note indicating that we are being

under FOI exemption section 27(1)

pressed strongly to include in the Scheme not only

BDTC's and BNO's but also people who have applied to be

naturalised as HK BDTC's but whose applications have not

yet been processed (I understand

is in this category). In addition there

are about 1,000 BOC's, BPP's and other British subjects

in Hong Kong and some consideration is being given to

including these nationals in the Scheme as well. There

is no difficulty of principle about this but there

will be problems of definition which will need working

MAAR

up.

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