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IN CROWN SERVICE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF A DEPENDENT TERRITORY''
(S. 4(5) OF BNA 1981). THEY TOOK AN OATH TO SERVE THE SOVEREIGN,
AND SERVED IN DEFENCE OF A COLONY, IN A FORCE UNDER THE GOVERNOP'S CONTROL AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
4. IF FOR ANY REASON IT WERE SAID, CONTRARY TO THIS VIEW, THAT SUCH MILITARY SERVICE IN HONG KONG WAS (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED)
NOT CROWN SERVICE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG, IT WOULD STILL
AMOUNT TO SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF ANY BODY ESTABLISHED BY LAW
IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY OR ON
BEHALF OF THE CROWN. (SECTION 4(6)(B) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY
ACT 1981.) ACCORDINGLY A MEMBER OF THE CORPS COULD STILL BRING
HIMSELF WITHIN SECTION 4(5) OF THE ACT.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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