TNAG-2633-FCO40-3824-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-Nationality-(Hong-K-1992 — Page 131

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

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HKD

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a draft answer and background

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16/11/92

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

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17/11/92

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

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SERIAL NO:

QUESTION

MR TONY MARLOW [NORTHAMPTON NORTH] [C]

To ask the Secretary of State:

how many Hong Kong citizens have applied for United Kingdom passports; what is likely to be the proportion granted passports; and how many dependants are likely to attach to each passport granted.

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(Minister)

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Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

(Minister)

Some 66,511 Hong Kong residents have applied to date for British citizenship in the first phase of the British Nationality Scheme under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990. About 39,418 of ther are expected to be successful in their application.

Present indications are that the principal beneficiaries each have 2 dependants on average (the average family size of the successful applicants is thu about 3).

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Authorised

(Head of Dept)