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Miss James

862.

KP 34611

IVED IN REGISTRY 18 JUN 1990

ESK

FICER

REGISTRY

PA

Actron Takeu

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.862

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.862

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16TH MAY, 1990

PEOPLE OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN HONGKONG

SHRI MAHENDRA PRASAD: SHRI SURESH PACHOURI:

Will the Minister of External Affairs

विदेश मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether

Government are aware of the uncertain fate of

the people of Indian origin in Hongkong, who are likely to be rendered

in 1997; after the British colony is handed over to China

stateless

and

regard?

(b) if so, what steps are being taken by Government in this

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI I.K. GUJRAL)

(a)

विदेश मंत्री

approximately

& (b) Government are aware that

persons of Indian origin in Hong Kong who hold

4,500

British Dependent

Territories Citizenship do not have the automatic right of abode in

the United Kingdom. Government are of the view that these persons are

the

responsibility of the UK Government who should ensure

that they

are not rendered stateless.

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