Summary Translation of an article from the
Wen Wei Pao of 7 December 1989
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Title: What is the real intention behind "the right of abode in the UK"?
This is a provocative article questioning the motive of the UK nationality package.
The author argues that the UKG is not as altruistic as it claims to be; and that the grant of the right of abode in the UK to selected persons stems from self-interest. The arguments deployed
by the author are as follows
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The UKG's sincerity is
is a sham because the BDTCs were actually deprived of their indisputable right of abode in the UK by the UKG before the commencement Sino-British negotiations.
of the
In terms of ability, the persons most in need of a guarantee of the right of abode in foreign countries should be those in the lower social strata because
neither
sufficient
they have
wealth
nor
education/professional qualification for emigration overseas. However, the UK does not want to have such people, given its present gloomy economic climate.
It can also be agrued that civil servants, because of their service and allegiance to the Crown, should be the main beneficiaries of the package. However, it has recently become known that
beneficiaries
the
number
in the
private sector
of
is
likely to far exceed that in the public
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