1981 British Nationality Act Sparks Hong Kong Identity Crisis
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In 1981, the British Nationality Act was passed by Parliament, triggering an emotional backlash in Hong Kong and fears that the colony was sliding towards a political vacuum. The report noted that since Hong Kong-born British Dependent Territories citizens lost their right of abode in Britain in 1962, opposition to the Act was so strong that even the British government was surprised.
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- 南華早報·香港British Nationality Act 1981 Passed, Hong Kong Faces Identity Crisis
The British Nationality Act 1981 was passed by Parliament, triggering an emotional backlash in Hong Kong and fears that the colony was sliding towards a political vacuum. Since Hong Kong-born British Dependent Territories citizens lost their right of abode in Britain in 1962, opposition to the Act was so strong that even the British government was surprised.
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