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4. You ask whether there is any difference to what is being offered to this minority and to the majority of Hong Kong residents. The difference is the guarantee outlined above of British Overseas Citizenship for a total of three generations. This is open only those who hold no citizenship prior to 1997 other than BDTC and do not qualify thereafter for Chinese nationality and to their children and grandchildren.

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5. I hope this is helpful for you in briefing your contact.

Yours ever,

Deborah Banestoves.

Deborah Barnes Jones

Hong Kong Department

manning.NAT

JEB