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completed five years UK residence and have settled status;

they confer commonwealth citizenship;

citizenship; and holders enjoy

British consular protection both in Hong Kong (for non-

Chinese holders) and world wide.

a)

admission to UK in an emergencz the Government cannot tie

the hands of any future Government and give a cast-iron

guarantee but it has given as clear and as firm an

undertaking as it can.

e)

British Nationality Scheme there is no reason why the

ethnic minorities who hold some form of British nationality

or have applied to become DTCs in Hong Kong should not be

able to benefit from this scheme. Many run small

businesses and such managers have seen a high success rate

under the scheme. Ethnic origin is not a factor in the

Scheme.

All eligible

candidates

including

ethnic

minorities have to compete with each other for a place.