Sections other than Section 7(2) of the
Briti
Nationality Act (1948), who are
not qualified for Hong Kong belonger
status under the present Immigration
Unless they are at the
Ordinance.
same time entitled to Chinese
Resident status, they do not have a
legal right of entry to Hong Kong.
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British Overseas Citizenship by
virtue of their registration under
Sections other than Section 7(2) of the
British Nationality Act (1948), would
not have a legal right of entry to Hong
Kong, unless they are at the same time
entitled to Chinese Resident status.
However, the Green Paper envisages
that a British Overseas Citizen should
have a right of entry to an existing
dependency. It is intended that those
British Overseas Citizens who derive
their citizenship from their connec-
tions with a particular dependency
would have a Right of Entry to that
dependency. This minority would
therefore gain a right of entry to Hong
Kong.
E.
Transmission of Citizenship
1)
Citizenship of UK and Colonies
i)
In general, British Overseas
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1)
Citizenship of the British Dependent
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