TNAG-2201-FCO40-3156-Hong-Kong-nationality-1990 — Page 25

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DATE TABLED:

3/7/90

WHITE O.P. DATE

16/7/90

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON 13/7/90

FOR

QUESTION

PRIORITY

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

16/7/90

SERIAL NO:

2795

MR ALISTAIR DARLING [EDINBURGH CENTRAL] [LA]

To ask the Secretary of State:

how many British Dependent Territories citizens from Hong Kong have: (a) applied for and (b) been granted the status of British National (Overseas).

FOR ANSWER BY

TO PS/

MR. MAUDE

MR. MAUDE (Minister)

ANSWER

+ Hilis 340/2

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INDEX

PA

Lion Taken

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

16 JUL 1990

PQs

Reply

From 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1990, 137, 142 applications from Hong Kong British Dependent Territory Citizens for the British National (Overseas) passport were received, of which 131,628 were granted. The remaining applications are still being processed.

Ms #broch

Virla

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

CAMAAV

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Authorised

ARPa

(Head of Dept)