Basis of The Scheme
Section 1(1) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 gave the Home Secretary the power to register as British Citizens up to 50,000 persons (heads of families) recommended to him by the Governor of Hong Kong. The spouses and minor children of such persons were also entitled to registration under section 1(4).
This was enacted to forestall the emigration of key persons from Hong Kong in the run-up to the transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997.
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