1.
First, please take heed of the request of the small number (less than 10,000) of British subjects of Hong Kong who are not ethnic Chinese. Their fears about possibly becoming stateless
persons after 1997 should be viewed and considered with a high degree of understanding and sympathy. They do deserve special consideration if only because the plight they may possibly be in is,
Many in my view, a product of the legacy of the Empire that was, of the forefathers of our non-Chinese friends might very well have been required to work and eventually settled in Hong Kong as they were brought in by their then colonial masters in order to perform the necessary pioneering work in Hong Kong for the glory of the then Empire. The uniqueness of their case must rank equally with, if not higher than, the case of the Gibraltarians and Falklanders for it is the British Government that decided to return Hong Kong to China. If Britain chooses to concede to the citizens of Gibraltar and Falkland Islands, I could not see any reason why they should not give special consideration for those people who
Afterall the number is much are not ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong.
those of
less than the Gibraltarians. If their requests were to be rejected, then they should at least be entitled to an honest explanation for, without it, the decision of rejection could easily be looked upon as one that carries tints of racialism. would not serve any useful purpose to continue to try to pull wools over the eyes of the gentle flock.
It
Secondly, the BN(0) Order was hailed by MPs to be for
that the benefit of Hong Kong British subjects and/such an Order is considered to be a manifestation of the goodwill of the British
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