British Overseas Territories Citizen

27 Jul 1996

Mainland children with one parent who is a British Dependent Territories Citizen (BDTC) will not inherit the nationality status if they apply for entry permits to Hong Kong after the handover,...

8:17PM

Clarifying post-1997 residency status rules

30 Apr 1996

I refer to the letter headlined 'Uncertain over family's future residency status' (South China Morning Post, April 15). I would like to explain the residential status of British citizens.

6:04PM

Passport seekers may be in line for a timely reprieve

29 Mar 1996

Applicants queuing for naturalisation when the deadline falls at the stroke of midnight on Sunday may get a reprieve.

Authorities say they have not yet decided what to do with people...

1:50AM

Clearing up post-97 residency worries

19 Dec 1995

I REFER to the letter headlined, 'Confused about family's post-1997 status' (South China Morning Post, December 9).

The 'A' code on Hong Kong permanent identity cards indicates that...

1:02PM

Passport date

4 Nov 1995

The final date for Hong Kong British Dependent Territories Citizens born between 1977 and 1981 to apply for British National (Overseas) passports is March 30.

12:12PM

Emergency exit plea

31 Jul 1995

ACCORDING to the British Nationality Act, most Hong Kong people who hold British passports do not have the right of abode in the UK.

This would not be a big problem were it not for...

11:15PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Welcome back

WHAT a heartening start to Monday.

4:53PM

Australian civil servants

AUSTRALIANS can now apply to become permanent residents of Hong Kong without risking the loss of their nationality.

The Australian Consulate issued a clarification yesterday which...

12:35AM

Australians in passport bind

EXPATRIATE staff from Australia are being faced with a dilemma over the initiative to allow them to transfer to local terms of employment.

2:17PM

Passports to suspicion

FROM today, Hongkong people will be entitled to carry both British Dependent Territories Citizen (BDTC) and British National Overseas (BNO) passports. They will thus be able to lay claim to two...

3:14AM