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I think the first point I have to make is
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a great deal & bitterness deal
subject the fact that progressively from 1960-1962 the Commonwealth ACE onwards, a right to come and settle in UK which people Kong. some people in Hong Kong formerly had. has been taken away
deeply indeed. feel very on which people something
s been the subject of 30 meny surprise me entirely that that
And I do understand those feelingS representations to the committee.
been said. and have a good deal of sympathy with some of what'a
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What do You have some sympathy. Sir David.
think more might be offered Do you YOU think might be done to help?
people in Hong Kong than has been offered so far either without the right of abode in United Kingdom for all Hong Kongers Do you think there is are British Dependant Territory Citizens? scope where one could move?
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chat in effect they would like to see a device by which right them was
or BNOS. abode the UK would be given to people who were 3DTCS
change major not really for
to judge whether such me
that's screend something which as politically possible in the UK.
people much
Now in addition to that. what for the UK end. Hong Kong would wish for I believe is that the rules should be used as And thing. one That's and generously
as possible. flexibly as 3econdly that when people come here from Hong Kong that they should be
are they
discriminated weit treated and not feel in any way that
in the against When they come through various points of entry That second point was a matter of considerable debate and anxiety
British ministers Hong Kong over last year. It was something which took up, but it is something which, I believe, matters a great deal to people in Hong Kong.
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There is another group, of course. where
and I am thinking particularly anxieties minorities from maybe other Asian countries. them do fear that they may find themselves stateless in YOU think those fears are justified and do you think there assurances that can be offered to them?
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The fears of statelessness are not justified because for all those people. and most of them are from Indian sub-continent. There is provision that first of all the new form of BNO passport and then after 1997. for that
to Chinese crcur
would not be considered by the
1997 after their children born if nationals.
otherwise gtateless. then for two generations they too get a 3NO passport. the technical fear of statelessness in that technical sense
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