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But there may be a very small number of
people among those to be accorded the right of abode
in Hong Kong in the proposed legislation who will not
continue to enjoy the right of abode in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region on 1 July
1 July 1997 because
they do not meet the relevant provisions in the Joint
Declaration. They would be "Hong Kong permanent
residents" who
not Chinese nationals, are
not fall into the first category, and who comply
neither with the requirements of the second category
nor
hence do
In with the requirement of the third category.
practical terms, they would be a very small number of
non-Chinese nationals who on 1 July 1997 may not have
ordinarily resided. in Hong Kong for a continuous
period of 7 years
7 years or more, or who may have so resided
but have not taken Hong Kong as their place of
permanent residence; in either case they would
the right of abode elsewhere.
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"Hong Kong permanent residents"
have
who are
non-Chinese nationals will want to know what they
have to do in order to continue to enjoy the right of
abode in Hong Kong after 1997. Those non-Chinese
nationals who have ordinarily
ordinarily resided in Hong Kong
for not less than 7 years, may continue to enjoy the
right of abode
the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region under the second category in
in