In Hong Kong, the belonger status was renamed to permanent resident status in 1987. Only permanent residents and residents who have been resident in Hong Kong for seven years, regardless of citizenship or nationality, have the right to vote, to contest in elections, to hold public offices, to freely accept employment without work permit requirement, to reside without immigration restrictions, and to the right of abode within the territory. Since 1997, the right to hold principal offices has been restricted to those who are concurrently permanent residents and nationals of the People's Republic of China through the special administrative region, who have no right of abode in other countries. Also, the number of members of the territory's Legislative Council who have foreign right of abode has been capped at 20%. In the BOTs In Anguilla Anguilla Constitution – Section 80. Belonger status (1) There shall be an Anguilla Belonger Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”), the composition and functions of which shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be prescribed by law. (2) For the purposes of this Constitution a person shall be regarded as belonging to Anguilla if that person— (a) is a British Dependent Territories citizen— (i) who was born in Anguilla, whether before or after the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1981; or if not so born (ii) who was adopted in Anguilla; or (iii) whose father or mother was born in Anguilla; or (iv) whose father or mother became a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue of having been adopted in Anguilla; or (v) who is domiciled in Anguilla and whose father or mother by virtue of registration or naturalisation while resident in Anguilla became a British Dependent Territories citizen at the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1981 (or would have done so but for his or her death) or so became such a citizen after such commencement of the said Act; or (vi) who by virtue of registration or naturalisation while resident in Anguilla became such a citizen at or after the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1981; or (b) is domiciled in Anguilla, has been ordinarily resident in Anguilla for not less than fifteen years, and has been granted belonger status by the commission; or (c) was born in Anguilla of a father or mother who was born in Anguilla and who is regarded (or, if deceased, would if