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7. Denization is a prerogative of the Crown which has
fallen into desuetude, though it is expressly preserved by
the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914.
Letters of denization cannot be obtained in the Colony of
Hong Kong. The rights conferred by denization might vary
from case to case, but denizens were in any event under
certain statutory disabilities.
8. As stated above denization is now obsolete.
9. A British subject of Asiatic origin, born in the Colony,
would, if charged with any offence whatsoever, come before
exactly the same tribunal as a British subject, born in
London of British parents, who was charged with the same
offence, and the same criminal laws would apply to both classes of person. English law draws no such distinction as appears to be drawn in the Consul General's letter of the 20th September, 1926, between a "sujet" and a "citoyen".
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