TNAG-2939-FCO40-4215-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-ethnic-minorities-1993 — Page 55

1993-01-21 14:57 SECURITY BRANCH

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SBCR 1/2/1162/89

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Attn: Deborah Barnes Jones

Hong Kong Department)

London SW1A 2AH

Dear wls Jones,

852 868 5074 P.01

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GOVERNMENT SECRE ARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

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21 January 1993/

The Kamer Jares,

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Ethnic minorities

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Ethnic Minorities

I am afraid the figure 100 quoted by the

Secretary for Security at the LegCo debate was an estimate. There was no way to obtain an accurate figure. As far as we know, these truly stateless people are made up of mainly White Russians and Eurasians. There may also

be a small number of Indians and Pakistanis. Their stateless condition, however, is not something that cannot be helped. If they would like a nationality, they may apply for naturalisation as BDTCs as they have all resided in Hong Kong for a long time.

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22 JAN 1993

OFS OFFICER

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(Miss Ingrid Ho) for Secretary for Security

c.c. Chris Kelly, Esq. B4 Division

Home Office

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