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DATE TABLED:
30/06/92
WHITE O.P. DATE
13/07/92
SERIAL NO:
581
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
HEAD OF HKD
Please submit:
a draft answer and background
to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON
FORPRIORITY
QUESTION
10/07/92
WRITTEN ANSWER ON 13/07/92
MR ALISTAIR DARLING [EDINBURGH CENTRAL] To ask the Secretary of State:
how many applications for naturalisaton as British Dependent Territories' citizens on the basis of a connection with Hong Kong have been (a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused for each year since 1989 and the nearest available date.
FOR ANSWER BY
TO PS/
(Minister)
for approval by
NOON
(Minister)
betNSWERf the number of applications for haturalisation as British Dependent Territories' Citizens by virtue of a
connection with Hong Kong are as follows:
1989
1990
1991
1992
PQs
Reply
(to 30 June)
RECEIVED
3,098
12,543
7,588
1,293
GRANTED
1,098
1,699 11,463
5,673
Copy to:
REFUSED
Private Secretary
PS/
(Minister)
Parliamentary Clerk
JH2AGD/1
73
95
399
310
Authorised
ся
of (Head of Dept)
(cont'd)