WORLD IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Parliament Backs Bill on Hong Kong
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The House of Commons approved a controversial bill to give British passports and citizenship to an estimated 225,000 residents of Hong Kong. The bill would give right of residency to 50,000 heads of households and their families before Hong Kong is handed over to China in 1997. About 3.25 million Hong Kong Chinese now hold a special category of British passport that does not confer right of residency in Britain.
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