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those

are

The

Kong.

Their targets are likely to be

elites and senior civil servants who influencial in the governing of Hong Kong. problem of "dual allegiance" would arise if such persons have secured foreign passports. Will the future SARG comprise a significant proportion of "overseas Chinese" of Britain or other foreign countries? The passport granting countries can exercise their political influence over Hong Kong through citizens who pledge allegiance to them. Such situation would result in "the joint administration" of Hong Kong.

the

The

other.

that

Such possible problem should be resolved in accordance with the Sino-British JD.

memoranda attached to the JD echo each

While

British side stress post-1 July 1997, BDTCs are no longer BDTCs and would not be given the right of abode in the UK, Chinese memoranda emphasise that, in accordance with the Chinese Nationality Law, all

Hong Kong Chinese compatriots are Chinese

the

nationals.

The memoranda is a bilateral plan aimed to prevent "locals" who hold public posts from becoming, in large

large numbers, foreign nationals; lest this become a worrying concern for the SARG. Post-1997, those who we possess foreign passports are foreign nationals. The CNL does not recognise dual nationality. It will be beneficial to Hong Kong's economy if such people continue to work and live in Hong Kong with the right to leave and enter the SAR freely but are not involved in the SAR's principal government machinery. If the agreement in the memoranda is breached it will lead to a

sizable number of

foreign nationals.

public posts being held by foreign