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EFFECT THAT THEY WILL LOSE THE STATUS ON ACQUIRING ANY OTHER CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONALITY (AS IN THE CASE WITH MOST BRITISH
SUBJECTS UNDER PART IV OF THE 1981 ACT SEE SECTION 35).
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14.
WE ALSO INTEND THAT THE CHILDREN BORN AFTER 30 JUNE 1997 TO
PERSONS HAVING AT THE TIME OF THE BIRTH THE NEW FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 10 ABOVE OR THE FORM OF
BRITISH NATIONALITY SPECIFIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 13 WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACQUIRE AT BIRTH WHATEVER FORM OF NATIONALITY IS SPECIFIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 13, IF THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE STATELESS: BUT AS IN PARAGRAPH 13 CASES THEY WILL LOSE IT ON ACQUIRING ANOTHER CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONALITY. THE BILL SHOULD ENABLE THE ORDER IN COUNCIL TO PROVIDE ACCORDINGLY.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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