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Mr Marrie
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MOSCOW'S TELNO 161: INDIANS IN HONG KONG.
1. NEW DELHI'S LETTER OF 31 JULY 1991 TO HKD INDICATES THAT THEY WILL NOT NEED INSTRUCTIONS: THEY HAVE DISCUSSED WITH SOLANKI
BEFORE.
2 =
THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN QUIESCENT IN HONG KONG FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. THE LAST APPROACH FROM THE LOCAL INDIAN COMMUNITY WAS A
VERY LOW KEY LETTER IN APRIL 1990.
3.
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PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU NEED ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM US.
Mr. Ricketts,
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MINIMAL © Solanki, (Indian foriegn Minister)
HKD
raised this issue with Resofso
from India
M
his departure). Moscow Tehno 161 was
NNNN from the PS asking that New Delhi
р.а.
the Mains 23/1 Thanks I keep His
useft nove a fa for Lihove reference
red
SAD@ There are about 11,000 Indians Hong Kurry, about 3-4,000 of when
other dutimality than HK BDTC.
do not havve
amy
brig Salamki on the background. During 1989/90 they lobbied hard for full B.C.
as our responsibility
Indious
The Indian Govt. regard the HK/community
responsibility and have revervaised this issue with as before (though during the visit of the President to London in 1990 they told
a press conference that they had raised it). 3 Ispoke to Choracery, New Delhi who
confirmed they needed no further background.
(Backgamel F.i. is in paral
para ).
in order to act. (Backgamal
+pa. Ju 22/1
Status (for the 3-4000). Parliament, in pussung the BNHKA rejected this claim on the grands: :) they were eligible to apply under the BNHKA; ii) these who failed and would otherwise the
Stateless after 1/9/97 would automatically
become British Overseas Citizens (BOCs); RESTRICTEDyed
iii) a ministerial assurance that if they ever be came under pressure to leave HK in the future, the HMG of the day would "consider with particular sympathy" any request to settle in the UK.
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enjoyed
and
The lobby seems to have fizzled. We have not heard anything from them since 1990.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.