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application of the international Covenant on Civil and political Rights (ICCTR)
Under Article 39 of the Basic Law, the ICCPR as applied
to Hong Kong shall remain in force and shall
be implemented through the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance has also incorporated relevant provisions of the ICCPR as applied to Hong Kong. A concern among Members is whether a mechanism will be put in place to ensure the continued application of the Covenant after 1997 without interference from China.
Nationality Servicemen
of Wives and Widows of Former
Tho wives and widows of former servicemen have only been given assurance by the Home Secretary that they would be allowed to settle in the UK at any time provided that they are still resident in Hong Kong and in the case of widows, that they have not re-married.
The assurance does not grant them the right of abode in the UK. To acquire full British citizenship, they would have to fulfil the residence
Members
support the grant of full British citizenship to them without requiring them to up-root themselves to go to UK.
Members would like to know the latest position.
requirement.
British Nationality Minorities
for
Non-Chinese Ethnic
Members support the grant of full British citizenship to about 7 000 non-Chinese ethnic in Hong Kong who are holders of British Dependent Territories Citizen or British National (Overseas) passports. A Legislative Council delegation will dapart for the Members wish to hear the views of the Minister.
UK
in June
to purcue the matter.
Registration of British Dependent Territories
Citizens [BDTCS]
as
British
Nationals [(Overseas)
legislation is
being
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Members have
proposed to
learnt
amend
that the Hong Kong (British
Nationality) Order 1986 to implement a phased
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