NON-ETHNIC CHINESE BDTCS
22.
There is one contentious issue which is likely
to be raised during the debates, and which may cause
some problems. This is the position of non-ethnic
Chinese BDTCs in Hong Kong who number approximately
6,000, most of them of ethnic Indian origin. They are
represented by the Council of Hong Kong Indian
Associations. A separate note about this is attached.
CONCLUSION
23.
Ministers are accordingly invited to:
a)
agree that, in the unique circum-
stances of Hong Kong, the draft Order in
Council should provide that BN (0)s shall
be entitled to hold or be included in a
passport appropriate to that status
b)
reject Sir S Y Chung's proposal
that the BNA 1981 be amended So as to
provide for children born after 1997 to
BN(0)s to acquire British citizenship or
BDTC by birth either in the UK
or a
Dependent Territory
c)
agree that the draft White Paper
and Order in Council should be circulated
as drafted: if so, the Home Secretary may
wish to write to the Prime Minister on the
lines of the draft attached.
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