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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

12/1/90

Head of

HKD

Please submit:-

a draft Answer & background

to Parliamentary Unit

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TEXT OF QUESTION :-

before

NOON 11/1/90

MR TONY MARLOW. (NORTHAMPTON NURTAJ

To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;

how many citizens of Hong Kong of non UK origin are entitled to right of abode in the UK in addition to the 225,000 specified in his statement 20th Dec.

нко 3404

RECEIVEI

EGISTRY

10 APR 1990

for answer by

MR. MAUDE

DESK OFFICER

(Minister)

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ANSWER:

to P/S

MH. MAUDE

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 12 JAN 1990

PQSR REPLY (s)

There may be people in Hong Kong who have qualified for right of abode under existing UK law, for example a Commonwealth citizen who before 1/1/83 was married

The to a man who had right of abode in the UK. information is not available but the numbers are likely to be very small.

copy to

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

authorised

ARPanc

(Head of Dept.)