IN LINE 6 BE REPLACED BY NOT COME WITHIN'. WE RECOMMEND THAT ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES OF A SEPARATE BDTC (WITHOUT ACTUALLY REFERRING TO
THEM AS SUCH) BE GIVEN, SUCH AS A PERSON BORN IN SAY BANGKOK TO
ONE PARENT BORN IN GIBRALTAR AND ANOTHER BORN IN HONG KONG:
(R) PARA. 21. WE SUGGEST THAT THE SECOND SENTENCE BE AMPLIFIED: THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED DATE OF CREATION OF BN (0) STATUS MERIT
AN EXPLANATION:
(S) PARA. 22. WE SUGGEST THAT THIS PARA. BE RECAST TO READ ARTICLE
4(2) ENABLES HONG KONG KBDTCS WHO WILL LOSE THAT CITIZENSHIP ON
1 JULY 1997 TO HAVE AN ENTITLEMENT TO ACQUIRE BN(0) STATUS ON BEING
ISSUED WITH OR INCLUDED IN SUCH A PASSPORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM MEMORANDUM':
(T) PARA. 23. WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS PARA. BE RECAST TO READ
ARTICLE 4(3) ENSURES THAT A PERSON WHO ACQUIRES BN (0) STATUS AND WHO SUBSEQUENTLY CEASES TO HAVE BDTC STATUS BY, FOR EXAMPLE, RENUCIATION BEFORE 30 JUNE 1997 DOES NOT RETAIN BN (0) STATUS BEYOND 30 JUNE 1997, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM MEMORANDUM'
(U) PARA. 25. WE RECOMMEND THAT, INSTEAD OF JUST REFERRING TO SECTION 17(2) AND (3) OF THE DBRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981, AN EXPLANATION OF THESE PROVISIONS BE GIVEN:
(V) PARA. 26. WE SUGGEST THAT THE RATHER ELABORATE EXPLANATION
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACQUIRED BN (0) STATUS RENOUNCING BDTC-SHIP BE LEFT OUT, AND THE PARA. BE RECAST TO REFER TO ARTICLE 5(1) COVERING PEOPLE WHO CEASE TO BE BDTCS UNDER ARTICLE 3 OR BN (0)S UNDER ARTICLE 4(3) WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE STATELESS:
(W) PARA. 27. WE SUGGEST THAT THIS BE REPHRASED IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY, PICKING UP THE LANGUAGE OF MINISTERIAL COMMITMENTS DURING THE DEBATE ON THE HONG KONG BILL. IN ANY CASE THIS' IN THE LAST LINE
SHOULD BE REPLACED BY 'THE':
(X) PARA. 28. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LAST PART OF THIS PARA. DE
AMPLIFIED TO SPELL OUT IN LAYMAN'S LANGUAGE WHAT THE ENTITLEMENT IS:
(Y) PARA. 29. AGAIN WE FEEL THAT HOW SECTION 17(4) OF THE 1981 ACT
QUALIFIES SECTION 17(2) SHOULD BE EXPLAINED IN LAYMAN'S TERMS:
(Z) PARA. 31. WE SUGGEST THAT 'FULFILLS THE COMITMENT TO' IN
LINE 1 BE LEFT OUT AND 'INCLUDE' IN LINE 1 BE REPLACED BY
'INCLUDES'. THE WORDS 'AS BRITISH CITIZENS' SHOULD BE INSERTED BEFORE UNDER SECTION 4 IN LINE 2:
(AA) PARA. 32. WE SUGGEST THE WORDS IN LINE WITH OTHER BRITISH NATIONALS' BE ADDED AT THE END OF THE PARA:
CONFIDENTAL
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