the book could not have come out without official endorsement. If this
is the case, the view given
by this
significant. And then, the proposed
expert should be considered
resolution of dual nationality
arranged in the Sino-British Memoranda was as anticipated. The problem
will be more obvious for those who are holding a British passport and
think of themselves as a British subject,
Hong Kong politics with liberal and
Conclusion
but are actively involved in
critical views of their own.
be reaffirm here. Firstly,
To conclude, several points need to
this paper demonstrates that the PRC has consistently not recognized the
legal status of Chinese British subjects in Hong Kong, since she came to
power in 1949.
is evident in various ways. The most
Non-recognition
obvious is to call Hong Kong Chinese compatriots, not accepting their
British passport for a visa application, to issue them a "certificate of
compatriot" instead for travelling purpose, to claim Hong Kong as her
sovereign territories and its people as her natinals
through diplomatic channels.
be
periodically
Secondly, this non-recognition policy has political purposes,
mainly to stop any potential Hong Kong independent movement, which can
legitimized by Hong Kong people if they are recognized as British
subjects by China. Also, by non-recognition, the PRC can influence Hong
Kong politics, preventing her enemies for using Hong Kong as a base to
launch political campaigns against her,
enemy of the Kuomintang in Hong Kong.
especially the great
potential
Thirdly, this
traditional roots.
non-recognition policy has its
Historically, both her predecessors,
historical
and
Kuomintang, followed the practice discouraging,
if not
Ching and the
denying, the
naturalization of Chinese by foreign powers.
Very often the status of
denaturalized Chinese in Chinese
territories
would not be accepted
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