JUN 93. 09:55
GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONGITIVEN TIAL TA T
FG.03
Record of Agreement
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discussed
At
JLGXXIV,
the British
and
Chinese sides
in Annex I,
the understanding of a provision
of
Section XIV
the Joint Declaration which states that born outside Hong Kong of persons of Chinese nationality Chinese nationals with
with right of abode in Hong Kong shall have right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The two sides agreed that this provision should be understood as follows:
" A person of outside Hong Kong
abode
in
the
Chinese
nationality born
have right shall
of
Hong Kong Special if at the time of
Administrative Region,
his ΟΙ her birth, whether before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special one of his or her Administrative Region,
parents is
a
Chinese
national
right of abode in Hong Kong. "
who has
2.
The
understanding
Basic Law.
believed side
the that
above Chinese
was in line with Article 24 (2) (3) of the
. 3.
The two sides agreed that the relevant provisions
in the
the Immigration Ordinance
course
to
reflect the
be should
in due amended
above understanding and be brought
into full alignment with the corresponding provisions of
the Basic Law.