Canada worries that China plans to ban Hong Kong people from dual nationality 300,000 Canadian citizens or lose consular protection

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Written by: Wang Huishan

2021-01-28 13:17

Last update date: 2021-01-28 13:17

Canadian media reported on January 27 that China may no longer allow Hong Kong people to hold dual citizenship, making Canada worried about the rights of 300,000 Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, that is, they may lose their consular protection.

Canada’s National Post reported on the 27th that John Babcock, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada, said: “Canada is aware of the Hong Kong government’s decision to require dual nationals to declare what they have legally reserved while in Hong Kong. Nationality." He said that he understood that this would affect Canadian citizens residing in Hong Kong and even Canadian prisoners serving sentences in Hong Kong, and it may cause them to lose their consular protection.

The picture shows the flags of China and Canada hung in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing on December 4, 2017.

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After the Hong Kong government’s relevant policies have changed, citizens holding dual Canadian and Hong Kong citizenship must choose between Canadian and Chinese nationality.

China is expected to not recognize the dual nationality of Hong Kong people in accordance with its Nationality Law by then, and no longer regard Hong Kong residents of Chinese descent as Chinese citizens.

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Guy Saint-Jacques, the former Canadian ambassador to China, said, “This is another important potential development. It seems that China is now applying its citizenship laws to Hong Kong and forcing Hong Kong candidates to choose sides. This remains to be seen. ."

Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a senior researcher at the Institute of Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa, pointed out that dual nationals who lose consular access may be refused to leave Hong Kong.

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