§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British Dependent Territories' citizens from Hong Kong have(a) applied for and (b) been granted the status of British national (overseas) in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. GoodladDetails of the number of British dependent territories' citizens applying for British national (overseas) status are as follows:
1989 1990 1991 11992 Applications 53,222 80,213 101,534 67,947 Granted 49,519 78,265 107,423 64,080 1 To 30 June 1992
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for naturalisation as British dependent territories citizens on the basis of a connection with Hong Kong have been(a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused for each year since 1989 and to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. GoodladDetails of the number of applications for naturalisation as British dependent territories citizens by virtue of a connection with Hong Kong are as follows:
1989 1990 1991 11992 Received 3,098 12,543 7,588 1,293 Granted 1,098 11,699 11,463 5,673 Refused 73 95 399 310 1 To 30 June. In any one year the number of British dependent territories citizens naturalisation applications received and the numbers approved/rejected cannot be compared directly. This is because the processing time can result in applications from one calendar year being finalised in a different year.