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YRTELNO 1261: QUESTIONS FROM ALISTAIR DARLING MP (LABOUR)

THE RELEVANT FIGURES ARE:

(A) NATURALISATION AS BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY CITIZENS, HONG KONG CHKBDTC)

1988

1989

1990

(UP TO END OF JUNE)

NO. OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED:

1,016

3,098

3,491

NO. OF APPLICATIONS APPROVED:

1,074 1,098

579

NO. OF APPLICATIONS REFUSED:

60

73

41

(B) 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 UNDER PROCESS.

WILSON

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.HK AGREEMENT NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

HD /NTD

HD/CONSULAR D

NEWS D

DISTRIBUTION

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PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

MR BLATHERWICK

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