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Mr Monis,
Mynis, this
Many thanks - very
We have itawed
Helpful.
The attachments, and a
copy of
submission.
your
FROM:
J Morris
Hong Kong Department
DATE
20 April 1990
CC:
Private Secretary
Mr Gillmore
Mr McLaren/ar.
Miss Marsden
Mr Lidington
Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers
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HONG KONG NATIONALITY BILL: POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
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Mr Maude asked for a list of possible amendments to the Hong Kong Nationality Bill suggested by Members during the Second Reading debate on 19 April. I attach a list of suggestions with column
references and a copy of the Hansard record highlighted accordingly.
2. To judge from the frequency of repetition and the fact that
members on all sides of the House mentioned it, it would seem that
the question of right of appeal (clause 1(5)) may well prove to be
the most likely potential amendment. I consulted the Home Office
Bill Unit who commented that a number of Members did not seem to be
aware that such provisions have figured in all immigration legislation since 1948.
3. Automatic citizenship of non UK spouses of British citizens also figured prominently during the debate and could receive widescale
support at the Committee Stage.
4. The Bill Unit believe that citizenship for war widows will also be pressed strongly (although it received no mentions as a proposed
amendment during the debate).
JONADH
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