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POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE WHITE PAPER ON BRITISH NATIONALITY
LAW ON A HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDER
CONFIDENTIAL B
PRESENT POSITION
National Status
He is a British Subject: Citizen of the
United Kingdom and Colonies.
EFFECTS OF PROPOSALS IN GREEN PAPER
EFFECTS OF PROPOSALS IN WHITE PAPER
He would be a British Overseas Citizen,
unless his connections with the United
Kingdom qualify him for British
Citizenship, e.g.:
he has settled in the UK for a
specified period of time at the
end of which he is free of any
conditions of stay
He would be a Citizen of the British Dependent
Territories, unless his connections with the
United Kingdom qualify him for British Citizen-
ship, e.g.:
he has settled in the UK for a period of
5 years at the end of which he is free of
any condition of stay
B. Travel Document
He holds a British Passport which
describes his national status as
He would hold a British Passport
which would describe his status as
He would hold a Passport describing his status
as a Citizen of the British Dependent Territories
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