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Frank Cook Esq MP
16 MAY 1986
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EAST PRISONERS OF WAR ASSOCIATION (FEPOW): HONG
Thank you for your letter of 1 May enclosing a copy of
a letter from the secretary of FEPOW.
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The
Association's concern about the future nationality
status of former servicemen in Hong Kong who served in
the defence of the territory in World War II is a matter
taken recently
up by the Legislative
Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong. LegCo asked that those
ex-servicemen concerned should be granted British
citizenship. This request has been the subject of
which was
also
careful consideration by the Government.
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On 23 April the Home Secretary announced that, although
it is not possible under the British Nationality Act 1981
British citizenship on all the former
to
confer
the
servicemen,
Government will meet
the spirit of the
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