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MDHIAN 4084
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IN THE TERM ''HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT' TO INCLUDE PERSONS
PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS ''HONG KONG BELONGERS AND ''CHINESE RESIDENTS' AND DELETED THE LATTER TWO TERMS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
ORDINANCE, AS A CONSEQUENCE THESE TERMS NEEDED TO BE SIMILARLY
REPLACED WHEREVER THEY APPEARED IN OTHER LEGISLATION. IN THE CASE
OF THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE, SECTION (81) IMPOSES A
SEVEN-YEAR RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATION ON VOTERS WHILE SECTION 8(2) ORIGINALLY EXEMPTED 'HONG KONG BELONGERS'' FROM THAT REQUIREMENT.
THE REPLACEMENT OF HONG KONG BELONGER BY ''HONG KONG PERMANENT
RESIDENT' IN SECTION 8(2) EXTENDED THE EXEMPTION TO PERSONS WHO
WERE PREVIOUSLY ''CHINESE RESIDENTS'' AND, ON THE SURFACE GAVE THEM AN ADVANTAGE. THIS IS HOWEVER ILLUSORY SINCE, IN ORDER TO
QUALIFY FOR ''HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT'' STATUS. SUCH PERSONS
WILL HAVE TO HAVE SATISFIED A SEVEN-YEAR RESIDENTIAL
QUALIFICATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WILSON
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DISTRIBUTION
49
HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
PUSD
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
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MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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