TNAG-2159-FCO40-3079-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-Chinese-views-1990 — Page 69

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An Article from the

Ta Kung Pao of 18 January 1990

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Real and effective links with a country/a foreign country should become the criteria for the acquisition/renunciation of nationality.

The so called "HK BDTC" status is derived from a connection with Hong Kong" and hence accounts for JD 226.

It has been stated that the UK Nationality Package is intended to retain talents in HK and that the persons covered by

covered by the Package have crucial positions in the HK community.

If so, then the real and effective links of such persons are still with HK and not with the UK; then how can they possibly become BCs?

There is only one exception.

Tong then quotes

the case of Philby's defection to the USSR; he was allowed to become a Soviet citizen because of his work and position in the UK.

There may be the following motives behind Tong's

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that the PRC is justified to disregard the

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