in february 2006, in response to extensive representations made by lord avebury and tameem ebrahim, british authorities announced that 600 british citizenship applications of ethnic minority children of indian descent from hong kong were wrongly refused. the applications dated from the period july 1997 onwards. where applicants in such cases confirm that they still wish to receive british citizenship, the decision is reconsidered on request. no additional fee is required in such cases. a template to request reconsideration is available for those who want a prior application reconsidered.