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you would attempt to keep them to close variants of the
suggested title. Other titles which have been mentioned
during the rounds of confidential consultations which were
significantly different from this title. e.g. 'British Citizen
of Gibraltar' or 'British (Hong Kong) Citizen' have been
carefully considered and have had to be rejected as would any
others which give the impression of an individual citizenship
for the dependencies.
6.
Two provisions for acquisition of citizenship after a new
law had come into force (points numbers
and
in
We
the attached paper) have not previously been referred to OAGS.
On the first point we do not know whether it would be
practicable or desirable to try to draft a provision for the
dependent territories similar to that which is proposed for
British Citizenship for transmission of citizenship to people
of the second or subsequent generation born overseas who have
a particularly close and specified connection with the UK.
should welcome views on this. On the second point we would
hope that the provision for acqusition of citizenship by the
child of the second or subsequent generation born overseas of
citizen parents after a period of residence in the territory
of his parents would be cceptable to the dependencies.
modality of acqusition of citizenship under these two
provisions would be by registration by the Governor.
The
7. Finally, there is the very important question of the right
of abode in a denendencvfor a person who acquires the citizen-
ship of the dependent territories by virtue of a connection
with it. The right of abode in denendencies is generally
governed by Immigration Ordinances in individual dependencies.
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We believe that the permanent provisions of the new legislation
that is, those affecting people who are not either born or
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