TNAG-2371-FCO40-3446-Hong-Kong-nationality-UK-passport-scheme-British-Nationalit-1991 — Page 134

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BRITISH NATIONALITY CHONG KONG) ACT: TAKE UP

1. WE WERE STRUCK BY A PIECE BY STEVE VINES IN THE GUARDIAN OF 5 JANUARY REPORTING THAT THE RESPONSE SO FAR TO OUR NATIONALITY PACKAGE HAS BEEN SURPRISINGLY LUKEWARM, THAT ONLY 1,338 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE MONTH SINCE THE SCHEME OPENED, AND THAT ONLY 16,571 MANUALS COUT OF A PRINT OF 1 MILLION) HAVE BEEN SOLD.

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2 WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THIS REPORT IS CORRECT AND FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE REASONS FOR THIS STRIKINGLY SLOW TAKE UP. IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THAT APPLICATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SNOWBALL TOWARDS THE END OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD?

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