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5.
The United
29 March
(reference
made
3 (a)
1966.
ratified the Convention on
Kingdom
The
ratification
included Hong Kong
at Annex B), On ratification the United Kingdom
.
declaration in accordance with Article 8, paragraph
ОЁ the Convention (text at Annex C). Under Article
to any State
16, the
Convention
is open for accession
Member of the United Nations.
Benefits
6.
Statelessness is a most undesirable condition, the
reduce and eliminate.
future stability and
undermined
the well
i f
incidence of which the United Nations has long sought to
Public confidence in Hong Kong's
prosperity could be seriously its population were to become concerned that
established rules on this subject were no longer By contrast, the continued application of this Convention will provide a significant assurance that no
person will become stateless as a result of the restoration
of Hong
Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997.
to apply.
Proposals
7.
should
The British
side proposes that the
Convention
continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June
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