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TO READ THE PARENT IN QUESTION WAS IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY FOR A
PERIOD OF 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THE BIRTH, WITHOUT BEING ABSENT FOR MORE
THAN 270 DAYS DURING THAT PERIOD (THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH WILL NOT APPLY
IF THE CHILD WERE BORN STATELESS).
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(2) PARA. 25. WE RECOMMEND THAT (SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY) IN THE
SECOND SENTENCE BE DELETED.
(S) PARA. 26. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'AUTOMATICALLY' BE INSERTED AFTER
'BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP' IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
(T) PARA. 27. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'SECOND GENERATION IN THE FIRST
SENTENCE BE REPLACED SY 'GRANDCHILDREN BORN ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1997 TO FORMER HONG KONG BDTCS', AND 'THESE CHILDREN' IN THE FIRST PART
OF THE SECOND SENTENCE BE REPLACED BY THE SECOND GENERATION'.
2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKEY 050930 HONG KONG
TIME SO THAT WE COULD PUT THE AGREED TEXT (AT OFFICIAL LEVEL)
TO EXCO FOR DISCUSSION ON 10 SEPTEMBER.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.
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