TNAG-0661-FCO40-810-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1977 — Page 19

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IT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE DIAGRAM FUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CLASSIFYING "BRITISH SUBJECTS" AND LISTING

RELEVANT FIGURES AND LOCALITIES WHAT A MUDDLED AND

COMPLICATED STATE THE BRITISH CITIZENSHIP

SYSTEM IS II.

Persons of "British" nationality:

total 950 million.

British Commonwealth People.

United Kingdom and Colonics Citizens:

56 million.

“United Kingdom and Colonies Citizens" in existing dependencies: 3,300,000 (about 2,600,000 among them are Hong Kong people).

"United Kingdom and Colonies Citizens"

who are also of a dual nationality:

about 3 million.

"United Kingdom and Colonics Citizens"

in former dependencies: 190,000.

"United Kingdom and Colonies Citizens"

who are also people of the British proper and are residing overseas, mostly in India, Malaysia, and

Africa.

British Protected Persons: about

274,000 and mostly residing at

Solomon Islands.

Articles/Papers consulted: (1) British Nationality Law

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of Possible Changes H...3.0. Command

6795.

(2) London Times: 28.4.77 and 29.4.77.

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