TNAG-2629-FCO40-3820-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1992 — Page 51

C

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO

1528

OF 04124OZ JUNE 92

CONFIDENTIAL

TOP COPY Q DIST?

70

067155 MDLIAN 0349

ask

PRV

See

para 16.

Do have power

OUR TELNO 1053: ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGISTERING HKBDTC'S AS BN(0)'S.

1. WE AIM TO PUT PROPOSALS TO EXCO IN EARLY JULY. WE ARE FAXING YOU A DRAFT EXCO PAPER AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS BY 30 JUNE.

2. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS

AND

(A) WHETHER THE PROGRAMME WE PROPOSE IN PARAGRAPH 12 IS LOGISTICALLY FEASIBLE IN TERMS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY TIMETABLE:

(B) WHETHER, AT A LATER DATE, WE SHOULD SEEK LEGAL POWER TO IMPOSE A SINGLE CUT-OFF DATE FOR NATURALISATION OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS AS BDTCS. WE THINK THAT WOULD ENTAIL AMENDING THE HONG KONG ACT 1985. DO YOU AGREE? IF SO, WOULD THERE BE POLITICAL PROBLEMS WITH PARLIAMENT? AND HOW LONG IS ANY SUCH AMENDING PROCESS LIKELY TO TAKE?

WILSON

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

56

DISTRIBUTION

56

Document sent to S. Brooks for her

Comments.

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

.(RESTRICTED)

HKD

PUSD

FED//HD

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT

.AND MS BROOKS

NEWS D

N N N N

PLANNERS

RAD

PS/MR GOODLAD

PS/MR PATTEN

SIR J COLES MR HUM

PAGE 1 CONFIDENTIAL

HKD 3407

28 · 1997

ро