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TELEGRAM NUMBER 182 OF 28 JANUARY 1985

Jon Tahun

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FCO TELNO 147 : BREAKDOWN OF HONG KONG POPULATION BY NATIONALITY

STATUS

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FURTHER TO MR POWELL'S PQ, MR LUCE HAS ASKED FOR MORE DET-

AILS OF THE STATUS OF THE 4,500 STATELESS PERSONS OF NON-CHINESE

RACE IN TERMS OF RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG. IT DOES NOT APPEAR

AT FIRST SIGHT THAT SUCH PERSONS COULD EVER ACQUIRE THE RIGHT TO

LAND WITHOUT CONDITIONS OF STAY UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE IMMIGRATION

ORDINANCE (CAP 115), SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN STATELESS, BUT

PRESUMABLY THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BDTC STATUS AFTER

THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF RESIDENCE. GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION.

HOWE

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