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this includes people of many

ogin;

ethnic origin

-

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races. People of the same

treated differently

Neither of these

be

will for example Indians

according to their nationality

status.

have s ome

propositions is consistent with racism which would treat all ethnic

Indians (and only Indians) in the same way. All BDTCs

ΑΠ

opportunity to apply for same British status, that of BN (O). in principle to discriminate between BDTCs on racial grounds.

POSITION OF NON-CHINESE BDTCS RESIDENT ABROAD

Wrong

37. Residence outside Hong Kong is not a bar to the acquisition of

the new BN(O) status. Thus non-Chinese persons who are BDTs by virtue of a connection with Hong Kong will be eligible to apply for

the new status whether or not they are currently resident

in Hong

Kong.

POSITION OF EURASIANS

38.

or

Position will depend on whether not individuals are Chinese

citizens under Chinese nationality law. Chinese nationality law

states that any person born in China or abroad, one of whose parents

is a Chinese national, has Chinese nationality. If considered to be

Chinese will be treated as other ethnic Chinese BDTCs. If not will

be treated as other non-ethnic Chinese BDTCs. (See above).