TNAG-2970-FCO40-4249-Future-of-Hong-Kong-transfer-of-UK-related-records-from-Hong-1993 — Page 79

Mr Rooney NTCD

CL 510

Reference.

Bel 28 April

22/4.

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TRANSFER OF RECORDS TO THE THE FUTURE HKBCG

1.

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Thank you for agreeing to see me at 10.00 AM on Thursday 29 April in order to brief me about your recent visit to Hong Kong. As I shall be visiting Hong Kong myself on 7 May, should like to bring myself up to date on various matters relating to the transfer of records before I go. I should like to be clear about any further questions you may have for Mr Cheung or any clarifications which you may wish me to pass on to him.

2.

The following are some of the things that I should like to discuss with you :-

a)

The segregation of UK related microfilm records Have we received the suggestions promised by Mr Cheung in his letter dated 2 March to Mr Parkinson on the arrangements which will entail about 83 man hours (as opposed to 320) and are NTCD content?

yours

b)

The suggestion that Hong Kong Immigration Department should start keeping separate BN (0) records in order to reduce the volume of records that need to be transferred. Is this practical and has there been anything further on this? Are we ready to pass it request on to Mr Cheung?

c) Lektrievers. Too early to say how many we will need or to start discussing acquiring them? Extra lektrievers. Do we know how many will be needed to store the additional BN (0) records?

a) Backing-up spools. Has there been a decision yet on whether these need to be kept? If not, when do you anticipate taking this decision, roughly?

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e) Paper records. Do we know yet how many naturalisation and registration records are to be transferred to the UK? Parkinson's minute of 25 February refers). If not, when are we likely to be in a position to give the Immigration Department a steer on this?

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HKID passport issuing productivity estimate (MVD's minute

CODE 18-77

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