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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
25 JANUARY 1985
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THURSDAY 24 JANUARY
MR J ENOCH POWELL (SOUTH DEVON): TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL ANALYSE THE PRESENT POPULATION OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG, OTHER THAN PERSONS TEMPORARILY RESIDENT THERE, ACCORDING TO THEIR EXISTING NATIONALITY, SPECIFYING IN EACH CATEGORY THE BASIS OF THAT STATUS AND THE ESTIMATED NUMBERS HOLDING IT.
Mr Richard Luce
According to the latest figures available the total population of Hong Kong is approximately
5.3 million. The Hong Kong Government estimate
that this figure is made up as follows:
A.
B.
C.
D.
20,000 British citizens (with right of abode
in the United Kingdom).
3 million British Dependent Territories citizens
(with right of abode in Hong Kong).
1.8 million Chinese residents (ie Persons of
Chinese race with the right to reside in Hong Kong).
400,000 other persons of Chinese race who have lived E. 95,500 Other Foreign Nationals.
4,500 Stateless persons of non-Chinese race,
F.
Anos
originate from Cambodia.
of whom
Laos and
Vietnam,
in Hong Kong for Ness than 7 years.
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and
have nor
therefore acquired,
her
right
of
permanent residence),
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