香港观察：移不了民，就续领BN(O)吧

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邹颂华 (自由撰稿人 freelancer), 香港观察：移不了民，就续领BN(O)吧. BBC Chinese, Jan 13, 2013.
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp ... 112_hkreview_hk_bno
("理论上它其实不算是护照，最多是旅游证件 [yet the rest of this essay calls it '护照'] * * * 港人在外出事，持BN(O)的比持特区护照有保险，最明显就是2011年日本福岛地震，持BN(O)的港人也可上英国政府的包机离开日本，而持特区护照的几乎求助无门。 * * * 当然，必需要补充的是，英国政府也不是完全会照顾持BN(O)的港人。程翔当年在中国被捕，英国政府也没有介入。

Note:
(a) 邹颂华  (香港人，香港大学法律系毕业)
(b)
(i) British National (Overseas)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)
(was created by the Hong Kong Act 1985)

Quote:

"BN(O)s enjoy consular protection as British nationals would when travelling outside Hong Kong. However, since most BN(O)s also hold Chinese nationality, they do not enjoy consular protection in Mainland China and Macau, owing to the Master nationality rule.

"it's possible to be a British citizen and a BN(O) at the same time * * * it's possible to be a British citizen and a BN(O) at the same time.

"Children of BN(O)s who were born after July 1, 1997 cannot acquire BN(O) status through jus sanguinis, so eventually this status would be extinct.

"British Nationals (Overseas) can enter the UK for up to six months as a visitor, but must obtain a visa to reside in the UK for activities that last longer than six months. They also need authorizations to work in the UK.

"British Nationals (Overseas) are legally entitled to hold a passport in that status.

(ii)
(A) jus sanguinis (Latin: right of blood)
(B) in contrast with:
jus soli (right of the soil; 'the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship': en.wikipedia.org)
(iii) Latin English dictionary:
* jus (noun neuter): "law, right, duty"
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jus
* sanguis (noun masculine; genitive sanguinis): "blood"
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanguis
* solum (noun neuter; genitive solī): "ground, earth, land, soil"
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/solum
(iv) genitive case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitive_case