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FM FCO 091645Z NOVEMBER 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2222 OF 9 NOVEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
MIPT: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: LEGISLATION
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DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS TO PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL ON NATIONALITY ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
7. THE OBJECT OF THE NATIONALITY PROVISIONS IN THE BILL WILL BE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHINA'S TACIT ACCEPTANCE OF THE UK
MEMORANDUM (PAGE 28 OF PAPER A). THE BILL SHOULD CONTAIN
ENABLING PROVISIONS INCLUDING REFERENCE TO THE MAIN OBJECTIVES
SPECIFIED BELOW, SO THAT SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
AND THE NECESSARY DETAILED AMENDMENTS TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY
ACT 1981 (C.61) CAN BE MADE BY MEANS OF ONE OR MORE ORDERS IN
COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO AFFIRMATIVE RESOLUTION IN
PARLIAMENT.
8. OUR MAIN AIM WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT PERSONS WHO IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 ARE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS
(BDTCS) BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG AND WITH NO
OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES LOSE THEIR BDTC STATUS ON THAT DATE
BUT ARE ENTITLED TO ACQUIRE, ON APPLICATION, A NEW FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY. ALL PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS
WILL BE MADE IN THE ORDER IN COUNCIL. IN PARTICULAR IT IS
CONTEMPLATED THAT THE ORDER WILL IDENTIFY THE BDTCS AFFECTED AND
IT IS SUGGESTED, SUBJECT TO THE DRAFTSMAN'S VIEWS, THAT IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE BILL TO LIMIT THE FIELD TO PERSONS HAVING
BDTC STATUS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG (AS IN THE UK MEMORANDUM). WE REFER TO 'A' CONNECTION DELIBERATELY TO ALLOW
FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CONNECTION MAY BE THROUGH ANOTHER
PERSON, EG A PARENT OR SPOUSE.
9.
THE REFERENCE TO HONG KONG IN THE LIST OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES IN SCHEDULE 6 TO THE 1981 ACT WILL HAVE TO BE DELETED
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