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to 12 April Statement.
UK NATIONALITY/PASSPORTS: CHINESE REACTION
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NCNA RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TODAY IN REACTION TO LAST NIGHT'S VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS:
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS TIME AND AGAIN MADE CLEAR ITS SOLOMN STAND AGAINST THE UNILATERAL DECISION OF BRITAIN TO CHANGE THE NATIONALITY OF SOME OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE CITIZENS.
THE CHINESE MEMORANDUM ON THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION STATES THAT UNDER THE NATIONALITY LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ALL HONG KONG CHINESE COMPATRIOTS, WHETHER THEY ARE HOLDERS OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZEN PASSPORTS OR NOT, ARE CHINESE NATIONALS.
THE NATIONALITY STATUS OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE COMPATRIOTS CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHINA'S NATIONALITY LAW. THIS IS A MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CHINA'S SOVEREIGNTY. 'THE BRITISH NATIONALITY CHONG KONG) ACT 1990' WORKED OUT BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT UNILATERALLY WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH THE CHINESE SIDE GOES AGAINST ITS OWN SOLEMN COMMITMENT IN ITS MEMORANDUM. IT IN
FACT IS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE 'HONG KONG PEOPLE GOVERNING HONG
KONG' STIPULATED BY THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION
'BRITISH GOVERNING HONG KONG'. IT WILL ONLY STIR UP DIVISIONS AMONG HONG KONG PEOPLE AND SPEED UP THE 'BRAIN DRAIN'.
INTO
DISREGARDING THE JUST DEMAND AND REPEATED ADVICE OF THE CHINESE SIDE, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS INTRANSIGENTLY SUBMITTED 'THE BRITISH NATIONALITY CHONG KONG) ACT 1990' TO THE PARLIAMENT. WE EXPRESS HERE OUR DEEP REGRET OVER IT. THE CHINESE SIDE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE ERRONEOUS PRACTICE BY THE BRITISH SIDE UNILATERALLY TO CHANGE THE NATIONALITY OF SOME HONG KONG CHINESE CITIZENS, AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE CORRESPONDING MEASURES.
WILSON
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