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HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE : RELATIONS WITH CHINA
19 MAY 1982
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ESSENTIAL FACTS
DESK OFFICER INDEX
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PNGISTRY
Action Taken
Nationality
1.
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Under the Nationality Act, Citizens of the United
Kingdom and Colonies through their connection with Hong Kong
will become British Dependent Territories' Citizens (BDTCs).
This wording (it was until the later stages of the Bill to
have been Citizens of the British Dependent Territories)
was accepted to meet concern in Dependent Territories,
particularly Hong Kong, that the new law would not sufficiently
express their 'Britishness'. The House of Lords amendment
HMG's decision, for
in July 1981 which gave Gibraltarians, on account of their
EC connection the right to acquire British Citizenship,
increased this concern and revived interest in securing
further concessions for Hong Kong.
Parliamentary reasons, not to try to oppose the Gibraltar
amendment caused disquiet in Hong Kong and there is still
resentment that more was not done for them. There is
however no attempt in Hong Kong to argue that they should
have the right of entry to the UK.
Overseas Students' Fees
2.
From the 1980-1981 year, overseas students, except those from the EC (including Gibraltar), have had to pay full
RESTRICTED
/fees