TNAG-2942-FCO40-4218-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-ethnic-minorities-1993 — Page 15

FAXSSAGE

TO:

J Woodrow Esq

Hong Kong Depa FCO

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125,

127

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

New Delhi 1100-21

Our Fax No:

6872882

MUD 340

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From:

DJ Fitton

RECEIVED IND

Dept:

Chancery

2 4 AUG 1993

DES« OFFICE:

INDE

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FAX NO. 0711220

187.

Date: 20 August 1993

Total pages

1

If The Message is illegible/incomplete please call:

Jea

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i woodrow

91 11 601371 ext 203

how do

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HONG KONG NATIONALITY:

ETHNIC MINORITIES

(125)

1. Thank you for your fax of 19 August. The MEA say that Dinesh Singh's Parliamentary reply of 22 March, while leaving open the possibility of Hong Kong nationals of Indian ethnic original applying for Indian citizenship, stressed that the principal responsibility was ours. They said that anyone applying for Indian citizenship would be subject to the usual naturalisation laws: no special treatment would be given for Hong Kong citizens.

2. The relevant law is the Indian Citizenship Act/which allows people to apply for Indian citizenship by reason of Indian origin, marriage or residence in India. Indian origin

they defier Hong Kong nationals would clearly be able to apply and be

this

subject to the normal procedures.

/195:

Yourmind

Jad

سلام حول

DJ Fitton

First Secretary

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