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If things go wrong in Hong Kong and it becomes clear that BN(0)s are being discriminated against by the Chinese authorities, there will of course be a major requirement for consular protection. this would be as much a political as a consular problem, and I would not proposed that the staffing of the Consulate-General should take this possibility into account. Nor do I think it would be practical for emergency planning purposes for the Consulate- Ganasal to attempt to maintain a register of BN(0)s in the former Colony, though many of their details will be available from passport records.
iii. What political promises have been made to British
nationals in Hong Kong?
We are following this up separately with Hong Kong Department and Research and Analysis Department. The only promises we are aware of so far are to the 50,000 who have been offered British citizenship.
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Thus, for resource planning purposes we can say that the work of the consular protection side of the Consulate- General will be confined to looking after the interests of expatriate British nationals at present there are estimated to be some 10,000 and this figure may not change greatly and servicing the needs of British nationals who visit the Consular District – 279,000 in 1990. This would justify the proposed consular protection establishment of one DS7, one DS9, one LEII and two LEIIIS, all working under the supervision of the DS5 Consul.
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