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1981 and agreement.
Applications for British citizenship under section 4(5) of the BNA 1981 on the grounds of crown service in Hong Kong?
11.
A number of [234] applications for British citizenship under this provision are currently under consideration, and it is not
Each of them possible to say at present what the outcome will be.
is being carefully considered on its own merits in the light of the individual circumstances of each case. [Of the approximately 3 million Hong Kong BDTCs no more than 250,000 are Crown Servants, and thus eligible to apply under section 4(5).]
Applications for immigration to UK?
They have
12. Only estimated 20,000 British citizens in Hong Kong. the right of abode in UK. BDTCs have no right of abode in the UK and will not have it under the new status in 1997. Those Hong Kong residents who are subject to United Kingdom immigration control will normally only qualify to come here if they satisfy the requirements of the immigration rules. Our efforts have been directed to achieving coniditions under which people will not wish to leave Hong Kong. Believe agreement does that.
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