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DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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NATIONALITY FOR BDTCs HONG KONG AFTER 1997
1. Many thanks for your letter of 12 January
about the possible sales of Permanent Residency
Certifications to Hong Kong people seeking a safe
haven for flight before or after 1997. I have
consulted Hong Kong Department here on this.
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2. It may be helpful to begin by setting out our
own policy over emigration from Hong Kong. I
enclose a copy of the statement which the
Secretary of State made in the House of Commons on
20 December giving the details of the package of
measures that the Government intend to introduce.
The aim is to give the key people in the public
and private sectors in the territory the
assurance needed to persuade them to remain in
Hong Kong. This ill take the form of full
British citizenship and will be awarded without
the beneficiary ever having to leave the
territory.
In setting a ceiling on the scheme
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