19th March 1990
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is not to accept this moral obligation (which, if it were accepted, would result in the issue of 3.5 million passports rather than 225,000) but rather to "keep Hong Kong working" and the Chamber believes that it should be the policy of the British Government primarily to keep British interests in Hong Kong working.
The Chamber further considers that the possession by any applicant for a U.K. passport under the Scheme of a foreign passport should immediately render him ineligible to participate in the British Scheme.
The Chamber is concerned that the Scheme is apparently to be administered by the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government. The Chamber believes strongly that the issue of British passports is a matter for the British Government and should be handled by the Home Office through a special unit established in Hong Kong and run by it, with senior staff from the U.K.
Representatives of the Chamber would be pleased to discuss these comments with you or your representatives at any time and, if necessary, to provide you with further information.
With kindest regards,
Yours sincerely,
Nect
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(Neil Maidment) Chairman
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Mr Francis Maude - Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Mr Robin McLaren - Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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