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TELEGRAM NUMBER 182 OF 28 JANUARY 1985
Jon Tahun
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FCO TELNO 147 : BREAKDOWN OF HONG KONG POPULATION BY NATIONALITY
STATUS
1.
FURTHER TO MR POWELL'S PQ, MR LUCE HAS ASKED FOR MORE DET-
AILS OF THE STATUS OF THE 4,500 STATELESS PERSONS OF NON-CHINESE
RACE IN TERMS OF RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG. IT DOES NOT APPEAR
AT FIRST SIGHT THAT SUCH PERSONS COULD EVER ACQUIRE THE RIGHT TO
LAND WITHOUT CONDITIONS OF STAY UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE IMMIGRATION
ORDINANCE (CAP 115), SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN STATELESS, BUT
PRESUMABLY THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BDTC STATUS AFTER
THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF RESIDENCE. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION.
HOWE
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MR WILSON
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