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CONFIDENTIAL

Secretary of State

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Hong Kong Department

DATE: 28 March 1990

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Mr Gillmore

Miss Spencer

Mr Burns, News Department

Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers

Spacial Advisers (2)

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Action Taken

Problem

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1. The Home Secretary's minute of 27 March to the Prime Minister

seeks our views on:

(a) Whether recipients of British citizenship under the nationality package should lose their BDTC status;

(b) His proposals to reinstate journalists and news editors and

health associate professionals.

Recommendation

2.

I submit a draft reply.

Background

3. As presently drafted Clause 2(2) of the Bill provides that those who receive British citizenship under the Scheme will logse

BDTC status. The purpose of this provision is to ensure consistency

in what we said in the UK Memorandum associated with the Joint

Declaration.

DAWADD

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