51004
2017-19
537
Right Of Abode For Former British-Hong Kong Servicemen
Andrew Rosindell
2017-11-14
That this House recognises the enormous contribution to Britain of the former Hong Kong armed forces from 1857 until 1997; believes that those remaining soldiers of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service who did not receive a UK passport following the handover of Hong Kong to China should now be offered that choice; notes that not more than some 500 soldiers were given a UK passport in 1997 under the then passport selection scheme; further notes that the remainder of the Military Service Corps and some 100 Royal Naval servicemen were left behind; acknowledges that these men and their ancestors have served UK commitments in South East Asia greatly, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain throughout two world wars, as well as alongside Britain in France, Burma, Korea, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and the UN for King, Queen and country; and calls on the Government to recognise that the decision not to have asked each serviceman to freely transfer their nationality from British-Hong Kong to Hong Kong-Chinese was unjust and an error that should now be rectified.
Armed forces
Asia
Immigration
Nationality
Andrew Rosindell
2017-11-14
Proposed
Romford
Conservative
Virendra Sharma
2017-11-14
Seconded
Ealing, Southall
Labour
Jim Shannon
2017-11-14
Seconded
Strangford
DUP
Gregory Campbell
2017-11-15
Seconded
East Londonderry
DUP
Julian Lewis
2017-11-15
Seconded
New Forest East
Conservative
Gavin Robinson
2017-11-15
Seconded
Belfast East
DUP
Bob Blackman
2017-11-15
Signed
Harrow East
Conservative
Chris Stephens
2017-11-15
Signed
Glasgow South West
Scottish National Party
Lady Hermon
2017-11-16
Signed
North Down
Independent
Brendan O'Hara
2017-11-16
Signed
Argyll and Bute
Scottish National Party
Nigel Dodds
2017-11-16
Signed
Belfast North
DUP
Keith Vaz
2017-11-16
Signed
Leicester East
Labour
Gordon Henderson
2017-11-20
Signed
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Conservative
Marie Rimmer
2017-11-21
Signed
St Helens South and Whiston
Labour
Christine Jardine
2017-11-21
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
Jim Cunningham
2017-11-21
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Mary Glindon
2017-11-27
Signed
North Tyneside
Labour
Andrew Bridgen
2017-12-04
Signed
North West Leicestershire
Conservative
Carol Monaghan
2018-09-10
Signed
Glasgow North West
Scottish National Party
Roger Godsiff
2018-10-11
Signed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Labour