14-JUL-1993 14:41
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huge number of people, as I understand it there are about 2,000
families, at most 7,000 people involved, and there is no evidence
that large numbers of them want to emigrate to this country and
there is a fear, despite what you have said, that at best they
will be merely second class citizens and at worst they or their
descendants will remain stateless. So I plead with you, will you
please look at this problem again, especially if our committee
when we come to delivery on the matter, come out with a similar
recommendation to what was made in 1989.
MR GOODLAD:
On the original point of application for Chinese citizenship,
could I say that there is no bar to people of non-Chinese race
becoming Chinese citizens and there are indeed huge non-Chinese
minorities in China. I would also reiterate that there is no
question of these people becoming stateless, but in response to
your plea I will draw what you have said to the Home
Secretary's attention.
CHAIRMAN:
Can I ask Sir Robin, as we are lucky enough to have him here,
whether he knows of any other examples of the Chinese government
giving citizenship to non-ethnic Chinese?
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