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4. IN ANSWER TO A PQ ON 16 MAY, I K GUJRAL THE INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE GOI WAS QUOTE OF THE VIEW THAT APPROXIMATELY

4500 PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN HONG KONG WHO HOLD BRITISH

DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENSHIP ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UK GOVERNMENT WHO SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT RENDERED STATELESS UNQUOTE.

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