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The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, the National Council for Civil Liberties and other immi- grant pressure groups will definitely continue to campaign for this relaxation to be extended to all women settled in this country irrespective of their nationality. Federation of Chinese Association, who will be meeting in Birmingham on 8.11.82, will include this issue in their agenda and consider whether to lend their support to the pressure groups.
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Children Born in the UK Without Citizenship (Pt. V Paras 59 - 65)
These rules apply to children born in the United Kingdom to parents who are not British Citizens or 'settled' in this country, eg Hong Kong students or workers and others being subject to immigration control still.
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Such children would be subject to immigration control. It is mentioned in the proposed rules that they should apply for leave to remain in this country and the length of stay granted would be the same as that of their parents. Even without the grant of leave to remain, they may be re-admitted within two years of departure to rejoin parents here. The purpose of the grant of leave to remain is to make things easier at the port of entry.
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In the case of students, their children will be required to leave when they complete their own education here. As for those others still subject to immigration control, their children would be granted indefinite stay when they themselves have their landing condition removed.
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Under the British Nationality Act, such a child is entitled to register as British Citizens when they attain the age of 10 provided his absence from this country in each of the 10 years does not exceed 90 days.
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Businessmen, the Self-Employed and Persons
of Independent Means (Pt. III Paras. 35 - 39)
The increases of minimum required assets from £100,000 to £150,000 or annual income from £10,000 to £15,000 to qualify for admission should have no serious effect on Hong Kong people who are likely to take advantage of these opportunities. The exception would be civil servants wishing to retire here.
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