The floodgates opened in 2001 after a landmark Court of Final Appeal ruling, which gave right of abode in Hong Kong to babies born here to mainland parents.
HKSAR passports are issued to Chinese citizens who have the right of abode in the HKSAR and who hold Hong Kong permanent identity CARDS.
permanent right of abode
The above-mentioned residents shall have the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and shall be qualified to obtain, in accordance with the laws of the Region, permanent identity cards which state their right of abode.
Thee above-mentioned residents shall have the right of abode in the Macao Special Administrative Region and shall be qualified to obtain permanent identity cards.
The right of abode means right to live in a country.
The so-called foreign reports, refers to short-term visa holders doctoral student studying in the United States, not including green card holders, a permanent right of abode.
The non-permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be persons who are qualified to obtain Hong Kong identity cards in accordance with the laws of the Region but have no right of abode.
The Government will ask the Court of Final Appeal to clarify its controversial ruling on the right of abode in a move aimed at ending the constitutional crisis.
She felt that her right of abode in her younger brother's house was precarious.
Applicant must have the permanent right or legal right of abode in Hong Kong.
In particular, in January 1999, the Court of Final Appeal delivered its judgments in two sets of landmark cases involving the right of abode issues.
After survey, the Government estimated that 1.6 million people in the Mainland would be able to claim right of abode in Hong Kong as a result of the judgments.
Memberss of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of the Region with no right of abode in any foreign country.
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