TNAG-2943-FCO40-4219-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-ethnic-minorities-1993 — Page 30

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Article 6 of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order provides for British Overseas citizen status to be given in order to avoid statelessness, but this only goes as far as the grandchildren of

what happens to current British Dependent Tezzitories citizeng.

any great-grandchildren who would be stateless?

That would be a matter for the individuals concerned

and the Chinese authorities. There is no provision in

British nationality law for such people to acquire

British nationality unless they are born in the United

Kingdom or a dependent territory to British nationals

OI fulfil

requirements.

the UK/dependent

The

British

territory

residence

Government

cannot

be

responsible indefinitely for the nationality of those

born on non-British territory.

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