(L) ARTICLE 3 WE SUGGEST THAT THIS ARTICLE BE AMENDED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS-
'3. (1) ANY PERSON WHO IMMEDIATELY BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 IS A BRITISH
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN BY VIRTUE OF HAVING A CONNECTION WITH
HONG KONG SHALL CEASE TO BE A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
CITIZEN WITH EFFECT FROM THAT DATE UNLESS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR THERETO
THAT PERSON HAS AN APPROPRIATE QUALIFYING CONNECTION WITH A
BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY OTHER THAN HONG KONG.
(2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE, A PERSON SHALL BE TAKEN TO HAVE
AN APPROPRIATE QUALIFYING CONNECTION WITH A DEPENDENT TERRITORY
IF
-
(A) HE WAS BORN THERE AND AT THE TIME OF HIS BIRTH EITHER OF HIS
PARENTS WAS SETTLED THERE : OR
(B) HIS PARENT OR GRANDPARENT WAS BORN THERE: OR
(C) HE, HIS PARENT OR GRANDPARENT, IS OR WAS A PERSON NATURALISED
OR REGISTERED THERE.'
^(M) ARTICLE 4(1) WE AGREE WITH HILL THAT SEPARATE BDTCS SHOULD
NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BN (0) STATUS AND WITH GRAINGER'S
ARGUMENT THAT THE WORDING OF ARTICLE 4 SHOULD BE
CLOSELY TIED WITH ARTICLE 3. ANOTHER POINT IS THAT AS WE HAVE SAID
IN PARA. 6(C) OF OUR TELNO 337, WE PREFER TO SET CUT-OFF DATES IN
A FEW YEARS' TIME WHEN THE DEMAND FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS WILL BE EASIER
TO ASSESS. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT ARTICLE 4(1) BE RECAST TO
READ-
'ANY PERSON WHO IS A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN BY VIRTURE
OF HIS HAVING A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG AND WHO DOES NOT HAVE
AN APPROPRIATE QUALIFYING CONNECTION (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 3) WITH
A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY OTHER THAN HONG KONG SHALL BE
ENTITLED, ON AN APPLICATION MADE BEFORE THE SPECIFIED DATE TO BE
REGISTERED AS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'. IT FOLLOWS THAT
SOME PROVISION FOR IDENTIFYING CUT-OFF DATES AT A LATER STAGE WILL
HAVE TO BE MADE:
(N) ARTICLE 4(2) FOR THE REASON GIVEN IN PARA. 2(M) ABOVE,
WE SUGGEST THAT THIS PARA. BE DELETED.
-
(0) ARTICLE 5 THE WORDS 'WHOLLY OR PARTLY IN PARENTHESIS AND
'AS A DEPENDENT TERRITORY' IN SQUARE BRACKETS SEEM UNNECESSARY
AND CAN BE OMITTED:
(P) ARTICLE 6(1) ARTICLE 4(4) SHOULD READ ARTICLE 4(3):
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