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b) the father or mother of the parent in
question was a BDTC otherwise than by
descent at the time of the birth of
the parent in question, or Became such
a BDTC on 1 January 1983, or would
have done so but for his or her death.
25.
Article 6(1) provides that those Hong Kong
BDTCS who have not acquired BN (0) status, for
whatever reason, should automatically acquire British
Overseas citizenship (BOC) on 1 July 1997 if they
would otherwise be stateless. In addition it makes
similar provision for any persons who cease to be
BN (0) s on 1 July 1997 under article 4 (3), if they too
would otherwise be stateless.
26.
Article 6 (2) confers BOC automatically at
birth on children born on or after 1 July 1997 to
former Hong Kong BDTCs if those children would
otherwise be stateless. It covers such children both
of Hong Kong BDTCs who became BN (O)s, and of those
who failed to acquire BN (O) status, and who
themselves became BOCS under article 6(1).