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He also dismissed the argument that if full British passports were granted to the small number of non-Chinese ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, similar ethnic minorities already in the United Kingdom would feel the queue had been "jumped".
"There is no
absolutely none
Asian community," he stressed.
implications for the UK
Mr Vaz also promised to write to the Home Secretary on the issue.
Further support for the ethnic minorities issue came from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Lord Richard who is Labour Leader in the House of Lords, and the Parliamentary All Party Group on Race Relations.
Tomorrow will be the final day for the delegation. They will have meetings with Lord Holme of Cheltenham, Baroness Blackstone, Lord Howe, Shadow Home Secretary Tony Blair MP, Lord Bonham-Carter, the Chinese Affairs Committee, and Baroness Thatcher with whom they will continue to press the case for the non-chinese ethnic minorities.
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