TNAG-2639-FCO40-3831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-nationality-dependants-1992 — Page 16

September 1992

Home Secretary

CHILDREN OF BRITISH CITIZEN PARENTS IN HONG KONG

Many thanks for your letter of 2 September.

I am grateful to you for looking again at this problem, and for coming up with a generous set of criteria. Alastair

Goodlad was able to discuss them with Dr C H Leong (the Hong

Kong Legislative Council member who has been at the forefront

of this issue) on 3 September. Dr Leong agreed that the criteria should cover the great majority of the applicants, and was very pleased with the outcome.

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I therefore confirm that we accept your proposal. think it would make a considerable impact in Hong Kong if we can make an early start on registering successful applicants, and therefore hope that implementation can begin quickly.

Douglas Hurd

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