TNAG-2933-FCO40-4208-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 50

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

03-JUN-1993

14:58

B4 IND LIVERPOOL

44 051 336 3386 P.00

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON MONDAY 7 JUNE

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made in each year since 1985 for registration as British Nationals (Overseas); and how many have been (a) granted (b) refused and (c) are still pending.

DRAFT REPLY :

Hong Kong British Dependent Territories Citizens are entitled to

BN(0) status and therefore no applications have been refused.

BN(0) registrations first took place in 1987.

received and registered since then are as follows:-

Applications

Applications

Year

Received

1987 (from July)

18,366

1988

31,916

1989

53,222

1990

80,213

1991

101,534

1992

156,511

1993 (to April)

72,713

Total

514,475

Registered

16,275

30,222

49,519

78,265

107,423

149,302

66,294

497,300

The number of applications outstanding as at end April 1993 was

17,175.

TOTAL P.03

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