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The Government have very carefully considered all the points made by the
•lative Council of Hong Kong, the Council of Hong Kong Indian Associations
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nment have gone a long way to meet Hong Kong's wishes. They have agreed
an endorsement should be placed in BN (0) passports making it plain that the
do not require a visa or entry certificate to visit the UK. This was a
considerable concern to Hong Kong.
ent have also met the concern about the former servicemen in Hong
ave given them special recognition,
Government did not consider it appropriate to grant British citizenship
British Overseas citizenship to non-ethnic Chinese who would otherwise
Leless in 1997. This would not help secure their future in Hong Kong which
is where they say they want to continue to live, This is assured, and can only be
assured by the Sino-British Agreement, which guarantees their future in Hong K
And they will not be left stateless: the provisions the Government intends to
ensure that they, their children and grandchildren will be able to retain British nationality. Taken together, these arrangements ensure that no-one will be left
1997 without a nationality and a place to live in as of right.
therefore no good grounds for giving these people British citizenship.
needed and if these people were in the future to be pressured into leaving
n be and is much better considered at the time. The grant
cannot be treated as a contingency reserve,
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