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House of Lords
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
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Text of Question
28 MARCH
Head of HKGD
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Thursday 24 March
*The Lord Avebury-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the dependencies have changed their immigration ordinances since the British Nationality Act 1982 received the Royal Assent; whether they will place copies of any such alterations in the library; whether they will make an estimate of the number of British dependent territories' citizens who have no right of entry to any territory for which the United Kingdom is internationally responsible; and whether they will produce an analysis of such persons, showing their respective origins and numbers.
Hong Kong, Gibraltar and Montserrat have so far changed their immigration ordinances.
Copies will be placed in the library as soon as they become available.
The other Dependent Territories are in the process of
introducing similar changes. However, since such legislation
is the responsibility of the individual territories, it is
not possible at this stage to provide the assessments and
Has We expect that
analyses requested. But, persons who hold belonger status on
31 December 1982 will continue to hold that status.
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