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14. WILL CEASE TO HAVE ANY FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY. WILL
CONTINUE TO HOLD WHATEVER OTHER NATIONALITY THEY ALREADY HAVE.
WHAT ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN?
15. WILL BE GOVERNED BY THEIR PARENTS NATIONALITY LAWS. WILL NOT
BE COVERED BY THE STATELESSNESS PROVISIONS. NOT INTENDED TO
PROVIDE BRITISH NATIONALITY TO CHILDREN OF PERSONS WHO THEMSELVES
NO LONGER HAVE BRITISH NATIONALITY. PRINCIPLE IS THAT BRITISH
NATIONALITY CANNOT BE ACQUIRED AFTER JUNE 1997 BY VIRTUE OF
CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG. TO GRANT BRITISH NATIONALITY TO
CHILDREDN BORN IN HONG KONG WHOSE PARENTS HAVE NOT BRITISH
NATIONALITY AT ALL CONTRAVENES THAT PRINCIPLE.
WHAT IS THE POSITION OF NON-BDTCS IN HONG KONG?
16. NOT AFFECTED IN ANY WAY BY THE ORDER IN COUNCIL.
WHAT WILL BE THE POSITION OF NON-CHINESE BDTCS?
17. WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EN(0) IN THE SAME WAY AS ANY
OTHER HONG KONG BOTC. THEY THEMSELVES, THEIR CHILDREN AND GARNDCHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM PROVISIONS TO GUARD AGAINST
STATELESSNESS IF THEY HAVE NO OTHER NATIONALITY.
WHY NOT GIVE BN(0)S RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?
13. SINCE 1983 RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK GOES WITH BRITISH
CITIZENSHIP. BDTCS DO NOT HAVE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK.
GOVERNMENT DO NOT CONSIDER IT APPROPRIATE TO GIVE RIGHT OF
ABODE TO ANY GROUP OF PERSONS IN HONG KONG WHO DO NOT HAVE
IT AT PRESENT.
WHAT ABOUT RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG?
19. AGREEMENT SAFEGUARDS RIGHTS OF ABODE IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997.
ESSENTIALLY, IT STATES THAT ALL CHINESE NATIONALS BORN IN OR WHO HAVE
ORDINARILY RESIDED IN HK FOR 7 YEARS AND THEIR CHILDREN BORN
OUTSIDE HONG KONG, ANYONE WHO HAS RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR 7 YEARS
AND IS PERMANENTLY RESIDENT THERE WILL HAVE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (SAR), TOGETHER WITH ANY
OF THEIR CHILDREN UNDER 21. SO TOO WILL ANYONE WHO HAD RIGHT OF
ABODE ONLY IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JULY 1997. AGREEMENT THEREFORE
ENSURES THAT NO-ONE IS LEFT WITHOUT A NATIONALITY AND A PLACE TO
CALL THEIR HOME.
WILL BN(0)S BE SUBJECT TO UK IMMIGRATION CONTROL?
20. YES. THE IMMIGRATION RULES WILL APPLY TO 2N(0)S JUST AS THEY APPLY TO BDTCS.
WHAT ABOUT BN (0)S WHO ARE FORCED TO LEAVE HONG KONG?
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