IS A BDTC. IT FOLLOWS FROM THIS PROVISION THAT ADOPTION IN HONG KONG IS NOT NECESSARILY SUFFICIENT IN ITSELF TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ORDER. ON THE OTHER HAND ADOPTION IN ANOTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORY, SAY THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, MAY IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ESTABLISH SUCH A CONNECTION. THIS ARTICLE IS THEREFORE SO FRAMED AS TO ENSURE THAT A PERSON IS DEEMED TO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG FOR THE PURPOSES IN THE ORDER IF HE IS ADOPTED BY PARENTS EITHER OF WHOM IS A 3DTC BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE ADOPTION TOOK PLACE.'
(J) PARA. 13
(1) WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORDS 'REGISTRATION PROVISIONS CONTAINED' IN THE SECOND PART OF THE SECOND SENTENCE BE REPLACED BY THE WORDS PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRATION':
(11) WE RECOMMEND THAT FOR EXAMPLE BE REPLACED BY 'THUS
THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE BDTCS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ORDER:', AS IT APPEARS TO US THAT THE EXAMPLES GIVEN ARE THE ONLY CATEGORIES:
(111) WE RECOMMEND THAT SUB-PARA. (1) BE EXPANDED TO END ON 1 JANUARY 1983 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981':
(IV) WE RECOMMEND THAT 'AS AMENDED BY THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1958' BE REVISED TO READ AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED', AS SECTION 12(6) OF THE 1948 HAS BEEN AMENDED BY THE 1953 ACT AND OTHER INDEPENDENCE ACTS.
(V) YOU MAY WISH TO EXPLAIN AT THE END OF THIS PARAGRAPH WHY NO DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN NATURALISATION IN OR OUTSIDE HONG KONG BECAUSE GENERALLY SPEAKING, NATURALISATION IN ANY DEPENDENT TERRITORY IS BASED ON QUALIFYING RESIDENCE OR SERVICE IN THAT TERRITORY.
(K) PARA. 14
(1) WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORDS 'OUTSIDE HONG KONG IN THE FIRST SENTENCE BE REPLACED BY IN ANOTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORY', ΤΟ AVOID MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ARTICLE AFFECTS BIRTHS OUTSIDE THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. THE WORDS OUTSIDE HONG KONG' IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE SHOULD BE SIMILARLY REPLACED:
(11) IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORDS
'FROM HONG KONG' BE INSERTED BETWEEN THE WORDS 'TEMPORARILY ABSENT' AND IS REGARDED':
(111) IN THE SIXTH SENTENCE, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORD 'OF' BETWEEN CHILD' AND 'PERSONS' DE REPLACED BY BORN IN ANOTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORY TO'.
CONFIDENTIAL
(L)