§ Sir J. Lucasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if aliens or Stateless persons resident in Hong Kong 184W before the war, who joined the volunteer corps in 1939. were mobilised in 1941 and subsequently taken prisoner and repatriated here, will count the period of service with the volunteer forces in their qualifying period for British nationality.
§ Mr. EdeYes, Sir. Those of them who are returning to Hong Kong would make application for naturalisation there. Those who wish to apply for naturalisation in this country would not, however, be eligible if they have left the service of the Crown to submit an application until they have been resident in the United Kingdom for 12 months