UK, he would acquire British
Citizenship status.
iv)
The husband of a UK belonger is
iv)
The husband of a British Citizen
iv)
eligible to join his wife in the UK.
would be eligible to join his wife
in the UK. He may also qualify
for British Citizen status and
hence gain a legal right of entry
to UK. This however would depend
on which of the 4 options on the
acquisition of British Citizenship
by marriage, discussed in para.
50 of the Green Paper, is adopted.
The husband of a British Citizen should
first be accepted for settlement in the U K.
Thereafter
he would be able to apply for
after
naturalisation/3 years residence.
D. Right of Entry to Hong Kong
Most Hong Kong British Passport
holders are Hong Kong belongers and
as such have a legal right of entry
to Hong Kong. There is however a
small minority, those who are regis-
tered as British Subject: Citizen of
United Kingdom and Colonies under
Most Hong Kong British passport
holders who qualify for British
Overseas Citizenship would remain
Hong Kong belongers and as such would
retain a legal right of entry to Hong
Kong. If present arrangements
continue, the minority who qualify for
Only Citizens of the British Dependencies who
derive that status by a close connexion with
Hong Kong (e.g. birth or naturalisation) would
be issued with Hong Kong passports. They would
have the right of entry to Hong Kong.