Talk:Hong Kong and British nationality law

message: BNO serves as a travel document and eventhen, there are so many restrictions when travelling with BNO. In short BNO passport holders are  stateless.
Being one stateless, BNO holder, i fell that i have no national identity. When asked what is my nationlity, I state BNO, but what is BNO? Are BNO hodlers second class or even third class citizens that UK does not want to assume us as thier own? Are we just mere subjects that were / are trapped in a vacumm of history when the british empire was vast and in full force to optimize economic opportunities in the East. Are we so dispensible or product of historical exploitation and discrimination?
The British government should and must be rensponsible for the subjects that lived, abided and respected their laws.It should not be manipulated that all subjects holding BNO become unwanted product of convenience.
How and when will the British government address the issue of BNO holders right of claim for residency in the UK and the rights to protection form the UK government.
Annanomous
The writer reflects his personal views and opinion. It is not a declared petition made collectively.
The original article BN(O) 15:34, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
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There are 6 types of British passports for non-British Citizens. See the article British nationality law for more information.
All these confusing names were created after the British Nationality 
Act in 1986, a consequence of the Joint Declaration. 
BDTC and BN(O) are more related to HK people.
BDTC will cease to exist after 30 June 1997. After that date you can 
be either BNO or BOC (more later). 
As from 1 July 1987, HK people can choose between BN(O) or BDTC. 
To ensure BN(O) passport will be acceptable for the purpose of 
international travel and for the return to HK after 30 June 1997, 
the British and the Chinese Government have agreed that the BNO 
passport contain the following endorsement:- 
        "The holder of this passport has Hong Kong permanent 
         identity card number xxxx which states that the 
         holder has the right of abode in Hong Kong." 
i.e. you MUST have a valid Hong Kong ID card to apply for 
BNO passport. That may not be a problem for people living 
in Hong Kong but for some people who does not have a valid 
HK ID card living overseas. There may be a slight problem. 
But it just take longer time. 
BNO can be used even after 30 June 1997. So why people seems 
to reluctant to change their passport to BNO? And why the 
British government so eager to force HK people to accept 
BNO? 
After 30 June 1997, BDTC does not exist. 
According to Hong Kong Immigration Department information 
I.D.639. 
        You may lose your British nationality on 1 July 1997 
        if you are a Hong Kong BDTC and you:- 
        (a) have never held (or been included in) a BNO 
            passport before that date; 
            AND 
        (b) have another nationality. 
                 ^^^^^^^ 
        Hong Kong BDTCs who fails to obtain BN(O) passport 
        before 1 July 1997 and who then have no other 
        citizenship or nationality will automatically 
        become British Overseas citizens (BOC) on 1 July 1997. 
***THERE IS THE OPTION OF BECOMING BOC*** 
What you have to do, in principle, is not accepting BN(O) 
and renounce your Chinese citizenship and you do not 
have other citizenships (Canada, Australia, Fuji, Tongo ...). 
Then the British Government have to take you as BOC. 
(You should be solely British, including BN(O), before Feb, 1997 so to be eligible to apply for BOC status. Since the Chinese government considers all ethnic Chinese people to be Chinese citizen regardless of being born under the colonial rule, ethnic Chinese people are not eligible to apply for BOC status under normal cirsumstance. By the way, BN(O) is not stateless, nor is it Chinese; BN(O) is a British Citizenship although it does not entitle the holder to enjoy FULL citizenship rights, which is in itself a breach of Human Rights. The misconception of BN(O) being stateless or Chinese is owing to the 'propagenda' prevailed in Hong Kong.  )  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.177.44.20 (talk) 21:48, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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