WHEREBY
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(A) PERSONS WHO IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE RELEVANT DATE ARE
BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BY VIRTUE ONLY OF A
CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG WILL ON THAT DATE CEASE TO BE SUCH
CITIZENS: AND
(B) PERSONS WHO ARE SUCH CITIZENS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH
HONG KONG MAY BEFORE THAT DATE (OR, IF BORN IN 1997 BEFORE THAT
DATE, BEFORE THE END OF THAT YEAR) ACQUIRE SUCH OTHER FORM OF
BRITISH NATIONALITY AS IS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER.
(2) AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY REQUIRE APPLICATIONS
FOR THE NEW STATUS MENTIONED IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (1)(B) ABOVE TO
BE MADE BEFORE SUCH TIME OR TIMES AS ARE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER
AND MAY MAKE PROVISION WHEREBY THAT STATUS IS TO BE HELD ON
AND AFTER THE RELEVANT DATE ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CEASE TO
BE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS ON THAT DATE BY
VIRTUE OF AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
(3.) AN ORDER UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY CONTAIN SUCH SUPPLEMENTARY,
TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS AS APPEAR TO HER
MAJESTY TO BE NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
ORDER, INCLUDING PROVISION
(A) FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF STATELESSNESS: AND
(B) FOR AMENDING THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 AND ANY OTHER
ENACTMENT.
(4) NO ORDER SHALL BE MADE UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH UNLESS
A DRAFT OF IT HAS BEEN LAID BEFORE AND APPROVED BY A RESOLUTION
OF EACH HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.
ADAPTATION OF LAW
3.(1) HER MAJESTY MAY BY ORDER IN COUNCIL MAKE, WITH RESPECT
TO ANY TIME BEFORE, ON OR AFTER THE RELEVANT DATE, SUCH
PROVISION AS APPEARS TO HER MAJESTY TO BE NECESSARY OR
EXPEDIENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 1(1) OF THIS ACT
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(A) FOR REPEALING OR AMENDING ANY ENACTMENT SO FAR AS IT IS
PART OF THE LAW OF HONG KONG:
(B) FOR ENABLING THE LEGISLATURE OF HONG KONG TO REPEAL OR
AMEND ANY ENACTMENT SO FAR AS IT IS PART OF THAT LAW AND TO
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