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Britons in China
As of 2006, an estimated 36,000 British people live in China, including those living in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China.[1] A different estimate puts the number of Britons in China (including Hong Kong) at 3,752,031,[2][3] the majority of which are those in Hong Kong who have continued to possess British nationality, particularly the British nationals (overseas) status, which numbered 3.4 million as of 2007.[4]
As of the 2011 Hong Kong Census, there were 33,733 Britons in Hong Kong.[5]
- ^ "Brits Abroad". BBC News – Special Reports. BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons put the size of the British expatriate community in Hong Kong at over 3 million". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "The FCO had the figure for Hong Kong and China combined at 3,752,031 : Both figures cover all British nationals, including those who are not British citizens". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Lords Hansard, 22 March 2007". UK Parliament.
- ^ Interactive Data Dissemination Service, Hong Kong Census, 2011
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