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But there may be a very small number of

people among those to be accorded the right of abode

in Hong Kong in the proposed legislation who will not

continue to enjoy the right of abode in the Hong Kong

Special Administrative Region on 1 July

1 July 1997 because

they do not meet the relevant provisions in the Joint

Declaration. They would be "Hong Kong permanent

residents" who

not Chinese nationals, are

not fall into the first category, and who comply

neither with the requirements of the second category

nor

hence do

In with the requirement of the third category.

practical terms, they would be a very small number of

non-Chinese nationals who on 1 July 1997 may not have

ordinarily resided. in Hong Kong for a continuous

period of 7 years

7 years or more, or who may have so resided

but have not taken Hong Kong as their place of

permanent residence; in either case they would

the right of abode elsewhere.

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"Hong Kong permanent residents"

have

who are

non-Chinese nationals will want to know what they

have to do in order to continue to enjoy the right of

abode in Hong Kong after 1997. Those non-Chinese

nationals who have ordinarily

ordinarily resided in Hong Kong

for not less than 7 years, may continue to enjoy the

right of abode

the Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region under the second category in

in

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