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NATIONALITY/STATELESSNESS OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN HONG KONG
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SUMMARY
1. THE LEGCO DEBATE YESTERDAY SUPPORTING ETHNIC MINORITY BDTC DEMAND FOR FULL BRITISH CITIZENSHIP PUT MORE PRESSURE ON HMG THROUGH HKG TO RECONSIDER THIS SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH A MORE THAN NORMAL REASON TO FEAR 1997.
THE MOTION
2. THE MOTION BY MR JD MCGREGOR THAT QUOTE THIS COUNCIL URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEMS FACED BY ETHNIC MINORITIES IN HONG KONG IN TERMS OF THEIR NATIONALITY BEFORE AND AFTER 1997 AND TO TAKE SUCH STEPS AS MAY BE OPEN TO IT TO ENSURE THAT CITIZENS OF THE ETHNIC MINORITIES WHO HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG AS PERMANENT RESIDENTS FOR MANY YEARS DO NOT BECOME STATELESS IN 1997, UNQUOTE PASSED LEGCO YESTERDAY. A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO MR MCGREGOR'S MOTION BY MR RONALD ARCULLI TO QUOTE PRESS THE U K GOVERNMENT TO GIVE AN UNQUALIFIED ASSURANCE THAT NON-CHINESE ETHNIC MINORITIES IN HONG KONG WHO ARE ONLY BDTCS OR BNOS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AFTER 1997 SO THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME STATELESS UNQUOTE DID NOT SUCCEED.
PRESS COVERAGE
3. A FAIRLY CONCERTED PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN OVER RECENT DAYS TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THIS DEBATE AND A PARALLEL PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR, ENDED GENERALLY WITH MORE OF A WHIMPER THAN A BANG BUT THREE PAPERS (SCMP, SING TAO, MING PAO) GAVE THE ISSUE PROMINENCE. ONLY SCMP COMMENTED. ITS EDITORIAL QUOTE LETTING BRITAIN OFF THE NATIONALITY HOOK UNQUOTE IS BEING SENT TO YOU SEPARATELY BY FAX.
THE DEBATE
4. THE DEBATE WAS WELL ATTENDED GIVEN ITS TIMING AT THE END OF
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