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all other
persons
who have ordinarily
resided in Hong Kong before or after the
establishment of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative
Region for
continuous
period of 7 years or more and who have taken
Hong Kong as their place of permanent
residence before ΟΙ after the establishment
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, and persons under 21 years
of age
who were born of such persons in Hong Kong
before or after the establishment of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
any other persons who had the right of abode
only in Hong Kong before
Kong before the establishment
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region.
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The vast
majority of "Hong Kong permanent
residents" to
to whom the right of abode in Hong Kong
will be accorded by this Bill will continue to enjoy
the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region under the first of these
categories, by virtue of being Chinese nationals who
were born in Hong Kong, or who have ordinarily
resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of 7
Other "Hong Kong permanent residents"
years or more.
not
Chinese
as now defined in the Bill who are
nationals will be able to retain their right of abode.
under the other categories.