TNAG-2939-FCO40-4215-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-ethnic-minorities-1993 — Page 17

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¿TING WITH HOWARD YOUNG, MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE

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Mr Wardle

Mr Howard Young

Mr Walmesley

Mr Kelly

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Mr Barnes

27 JAN 1993

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This meeting had been requested to discuss British gitizenship

for Hong Kong British subjects, particularly ethnic minorities

whose descendants will become stateless after 1997. We were

originally advised by Mr Ross Clarke of OMELCO that there would

be nine councillors but only Mr Young attended.

2. Mr Young said that he and many of his colleagues were

genuinely concerned that ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, who were

either British Dependant Territories citizens, British Nationals

(Overseas) or British Overseas citizens, whilst being entitled

to the Right of Abode in Hong Kong, would become stateless after

1997. He accepted that a recent pronouncement from Beijing meant

that these people were entitled to apply for Chinese citizenship

but stressed that no-one knew what the procedures were for doing

so or what criteria had to be met. He was also concerned their

nationality would not be transmitted beyond the first two

generations.

3. Mr Wardle and Mr Walmsley said that these people would not

after 1997.

be stateless and they would retain either BN (0) or BOC status

Mr Walmsley pointed out that even British

citizenship could not normally be passed down beyond the first