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- In the interim, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were not (and did not comprise) a British dependent territory Hong Kong ceased to be a British dependent territory on 1 July 1997, and was removed from the list in Schedule 6 by the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986
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British Hong Kong. Coordinates: 22.28°N 114.16°E. Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War.
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Hong Kong ceased to be a British dependent territory on 1 July 1997, and was removed from the list in Schedule 6 by the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986.
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May 22, 2023 · On 1 January 1983, Hong Kong became a British Dependent Territory for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981, and remained such until midnight on 30 June 1997.
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British nationality law as it pertains to Hong Kong has changed over time since it became a British colony in 1842. Hongkongers were given various nationality statuses, such as British subjects, Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, British Dependent Territories Citizen and British Nationals (Overseas) .
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The Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 Under article 6(1) of The Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986, a person who, by virtue of article 3, ceased, on 1 July 1997, to be a British dependent territories citizen by connection with Hong Kong became a British overseas citizen on that date if they would then otherwise have been stateless.
