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Residence for Hong Kong citizens
would
11. The Chief Minister explained that Gibraltar
be willing to offer the right of residence to a selective number of Hong Kong citizens wanting to move elsewhere. MrMaude explained that the British Government was trying to encourage people in Hong
– Kōng to remain there whilst offering schemes granting the right of abode in the UK. This would give people in Hong Kong the confidence to stay there whilst offering them the opportunity to exercise the right to live in UK and qualify as a UK resident. The Chief Minister said that Gibraltar could accommodate a few hundred Hong
Hong Kong citizens within the new reclaimed He was particularly interested in attracting those Hong Kong citizens who had traditionally used Hong Kong as a base for international trade and who could now
transfer their base to Gibraltar. Mr Maude replied that he was not sufficiently clear on the nature of Gibraltar's domestic laws on immigration and residence. The Chief Minister explained that Gibraltar's laws were similar to the UK. . In essence they followed the UK Nationality Act of 1981. He wondered what possible amendments might be introduced to the UK Act to accommodate Hong Kong
area.
citizens. Mr
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