meaning of british -india passport & british passport?

Question

respected sir, what is the meaning of british-india passport holder
and british passport holder in 1943.
in this year british passport was british citizen or not.

Answer 1

British - Indian Passport means an Indian by birth, citizen of UK.

British Passport: Anyone with British nationanity.

Answer 2

Hong Kong is no longer a British Colony, its Sovereignty was returned to China in 1997. South Africa remains part of the British Commonwealth of Nations BUT is also a independent nation . India is now a sovereign nation, the British parliament granted it full independence in 1947.