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INDEX
HONG KONG LEGISLATION : CHANGES IN NATIONALITY LAW
NOTE BY THE HOME OFFICE
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This note indicates the changes in the British Nationality Act 1981
that appear necessary to give effect to the draft agreement and the
exchange of memoranda contained in the White Paper (Cmnd. 9352).
The necessary substantive legislation should therefore include an
enabling power, subject to affirmative procedure, to make such
provision about nationality as Her Majesty considers necessary or
expedient in consequence of the termination of British sovereignty
and jurisdiction over any part of Hong Kong, including power to
amend the British Nationality Act 1981 (hereafter referred to
as the Act).
1.
Title of new form of British nationality.
This matter is still under discussion.
2.
Deletion of Hong Kong from Schedule 6 of the Act.
The power in section 50(13) of the British Nationality
Act 1981 to amend Schedule 6 does not extend to the Hong Kong
Specific power will therefore be needed to delete
situation.
Hong Kong from the list of British dependent territories from
1 July 1997. We shall need to ensure that BDTC status cannot be
acquired after 1997 by birth in or connection with Hong Kong before
that date. Depending on exactly what we wish to achieve we may seek
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