BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME -
KEY LEGAL PROVISIONS
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990
- section 1(1): scheme limited to 50 000 households
- section 1(2): scheme expires on 1 July 1997
- section 1(3): scheme to be in phases regulated by Home Secretary's
direction
- section 1(5): Home Secretary and Governor's powers not subject to
appeal
- section 2(2): dual BDTC and BCship up to a date to be determined by HS
section 3(3): appointment of a Steering Committee
section 4 annual report to Home Secretary
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2
framework of selection scheme and general eligibility
registration of spouses and minor children
BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) (SELECTION SCHEME) ORDER
1990
- article 4
: four classes of applicants
- article 5
quotas for the four classes
- article 9
points system
- article 10
calculation of quotas under GOC by formula
- article 11
setting the points profile for age
- article 12: experience points for managers based on average earnings
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