TNAG-2945-FCO40-4221-British-Nationality-Hong-Kong-Act-(BNHKA)-1990-passports-for-1993 — Page 28

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Mr you

PS/Mr Goodlad

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PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

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25 February 1935

CC:

Mr Kelly, Home Office Ms Robertson, MOD

ROYAL NAVAL HONG KONG CHINESE PERSONNEL

A

PROBLEM

1.

Lord Geddes has written to Mr Goodlad to ask if he could

talk to him about the allocation of British passports under the British Nationality Scheme 1990 to Royal Naval Hong Kong

Chinese personnel; he feels this category should receive a more generous allocation.

RECOMMENDATION

2. As this matter falls to the Home Office I recommend that

Lord Geddes be asked to contact them. I accordingly submit a

draft reply. We have consulted the Home Office who are

content to take the lead.

BACKGROUND

3. This subject has been brought up before. On this occasion

the Captain in Charge, Hong Kong has written to Lord

Shackleton who passed the letter to Lord Geddes. I was very surprised to see that a serving officer should write in these terms to someone outside the Government, effectively lobbying

for a change of Government policy in an area in which he had a

direct interest. We have raised this with the MOD. They too

regard the Captain in Charge's approach as improper and are

dealing with the matter on naval channels.

chell

P F Ricketts

sub.navy.NAT

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