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UK, he would acquire British

Citizenship status.

iv)

The husband of a UK belonger is

iv)

The husband of a British Citizen

iv)

eligible to join his wife in the UK.

would be eligible to join his wife

in the UK. He may also qualify

for British Citizen status and

hence gain a legal right of entry

to UK. This however would depend

on which of the 4 options on the

acquisition of British Citizenship

by marriage, discussed in para.

50 of the Green Paper, is adopted.

The husband of a British Citizen should

first be accepted for settlement in the U K.

Thereafter

he would be able to apply for

after

naturalisation/3 years residence.

D. Right of Entry to Hong Kong

Most Hong Kong British Passport

holders are Hong Kong belongers and

as such have a legal right of entry

to Hong Kong. There is however a

small minority, those who are regis-

tered as British Subject: Citizen of

United Kingdom and Colonies under

Most Hong Kong British passport

holders who qualify for British

Overseas Citizenship would remain

Hong Kong belongers and as such would

retain a legal right of entry to Hong

Kong. If present arrangements

continue, the minority who qualify for

Only Citizens of the British Dependencies who

derive that status by a close connexion with

Hong Kong (e.g. birth or naturalisation) would

be issued with Hong Kong passports. They would

have the right of entry to Hong Kong.