§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether consular assistance by Her Majesty's Government is afforded in the People's Republic of China to ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
§ Mr. RifkindBritish consular officials in China as elsewhere endeavour to accord consular assistance wherever necessary to all citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies, irrespective of their ethnic origin or place of residence. However, citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies who possess a second nationality are not entitled to official consular protection in the country of their second nationality. Those ethnic Chinese residents of Hong Kong who are both citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies and citizens of the People's Republic of China are therefore not entitled to official consular protection within China.