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British nationality - children of Indian origin born in Hong Kong (2155 words) |
 | The British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 was enacted only after expressions of concern in both houses of parliament and representations from the governor of Hong Kong, two former incumbents, the Hong Kong Legislative Council, the House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, and a former minister with responsibility for the colony. |
| British authorities estimate that 600 British citizenship applications from children in Hong Kong were wrongly refused on the basis of the previous guidance, mostly dating from the period July 1997 to June 1999. |
| After establishing the claim to British Overseas citizenship, as long as the child continues to have no other nationality, the child will be entitled to registration as a full British citizen (with right of abode in the UK) under section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981. |
| British nationality law: Information from Answers.com (5091 words) |
| The British Nationality Act 1948 established the status of Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC), the national citizenship of the United Kingdom and those places that were still British colonies on 1 January 1949, when the 1948 Act came into force. |
| British citizenship is the most common type of British nationality, and the only one that automatically carries a right of abode in the United Kingdom. |
| British nationals (other than British citizens) who have indefinite leave to remain in the UK or right of abode, are eligible for British citizenship by registration after five years' residence in the United Kingdom. |
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