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THE GREEN PAPER, THE GOVERNMENT DO NOT INTEND TO INTRODUCE EARLY LEGISLATION ONSNAZION NATIONALITY BEFORE REACHING FIRM
CONCLUSIONS ON THE SUGGESTIONS PUT FORWARD IN THE GREEN PAPER, THEY WILL WISH TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF COMMENTS BY INTERESTED GOVERNMENTS, BODIES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
4. I AM NOT AWARE THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE EXPRESSED ANY
VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER.
REACTIONS IN HONG KONG.
5. I CANNOT ADD TO WHAT I HAVE ALREADY SAID IN REPLY TO THE
HON MEMBER'S QUESTION.
STATISTICS.
6. TOTAL POPULATION OF HONG KONG (MID-1976 CENSUS).
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES
OTHER BRITISH SUBJECTS (MAINLY CITIZENS OF
OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES)
4.3 MILLION.
2.6 MILLION.
....UNDER 30,000
HONG KONG RESIDENTS HOLDING BRITISH PASSPORTS...325,000
RIGHT OF ENTRY TO THE UK.
7(A) NUMBERS.
NO EXACT FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE BUT IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
COLONIES RESIDENT IN HONG KONG AND HAVING THE RIGHT OF ENTRY
TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MORE THAN A FEW
THOUSAND. THIS EXCLUDES MEMBERS OF HM FORCES.
(B) EFFECT OF GREEN PAPER PROPOSALS.
THE IDEAS SUGGESTED IN THE GREEN PAPER DO NOT AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ENTRY TO THE UK OF THOSE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND COLONIES ALREADY POSSESSING THAT RIGHT.
RIGHT OF FREE MOVEMENT IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.
8. CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES CONNECTED WITH
HONG KONG DO NOT (ASIDE FROM A VERY SHALL PROPORTION, WHO
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