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We, as parents, of this special group of children feei particularly aggrieved because:
As full UK citizen, our dependent children born before 1983 are deprived of British Citizenship unless the family or at least one of the parents is willing to resettle in the UK for a period up to 5 years;
the requirement to resettle int he UK could mean that one of the parents may have to remain in Hong Kong as the bread winner and thus lead to the undesirable effect of splitting the family unit;
the need to relocate this group of parents who are currently holding very senior positions in various professions, business enterprises and in the Government is contrary to the UK and Hong Kong Governments' desire to minimize brain drain and is harmful to the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong; and
we also feel that our group has been treated unfairly in light of the recent British Nationality Selection Scheme for 50,000 Hong Kong families which allows all children under 18 of successful applicants to be registered as British Citizen without having to set foot in the UK.
We, as a group, are therefore appealing for your assistance in;-
Supporting our view that the group has suffered injustice caused by the anomaly of the British Nationality Act 1981 and the preferential treatment given to children whose parents are successful under the Nationality Selection Scheme; and
advising the Secarbary of Sixie of the Home Departmeni in the UK to use discretion under Section (3)(i) of the Act to register such dependent children as British Citizens; or
considering other alternatives to correct such grievances and injustices.
Yours faithfully
Co-ordinators of split families under the British Nationality Act 1981
T.K.C. TAI
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E.C. FONG
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The Governor, Mr Christopher Patten Dr C.H. Leong