Minorities could transmit British citizenship by having
their children in the UK
(h)
8.
Perhaps those who were wealthy could do so, though you
might a sk whether it would be right to create a form of
citizenship which only the wealthy could afford to transmit.
But this misses the main point the purpose of the BNA was to
avoid having communities
citizenship indefinitely while
Overseas maintaining British
any connection they might have
Would undermine whole
with the UK recedes in to the past.
purpose of Act, and Would be many others elsewhere who would
claim similar treatment.
(i)
policy
Minorities need British citizenship as
an insurance
9.
We
believe
offers agreement
the security for
all
to
residents in Hong Kong, including minority communities,
remain there and continue their distinctive way of ife. We
do not think an insurance policy is necessary. But if it were
it would be logically necessary for the rest of the
inhabitants of Hong Kong as well. No reason
SAR Government will discriminate racially.
10.
But
have we
to believe
future
were
said that i f any British nationals
forced to leave Hong Kong and had nowhere to go we would
expect the Government of the day to consider sympathetically
whether to admit such people On a case by case basis in the
light of the
(j)
circumstance.
Ex-Servicemen
11.
Forces.
Understand that most of ex-servicemen were in British
Cannot therefore apply for British citizenship under
Section 4(5) of British Nationality Act which applies only to
servicemen under the Government of Hong Kong.
Cannot amend BNA by Order in
would be ultra vires. Believe it
appropriate discretion
Council
over BNA.
in this sense:
No other
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