From: C J Kelly
B4 Division India Buildings GTN 4126 309
4 February 1993
Miss Hellmuth
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Mr Griffith Mr Dolphin Mr Langdon
Mr Rawsthorne Mr Hayzelden
Mr Walker Mr Walmsley Mr Blakeway Ms Keswick Mr Ruffley Ms
Barnes-Jones
Mr Kinney
(FCO)
IN
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BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT 1990: GOVERNOR'S REPORT TO THE HOME SECRETARY
I attach a letter from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Home Secretary covering his second annual report on the operation of This submission the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990. recommends that, as with last year's report, a copy be placed in the Library of the House and that its receipt be announced by means of an arranged Parliamentary Question in both Houses.
Background
on
was
It
2. The requirement that the Governor submit an annual report of his functions under the discharge of
the 1990 Act
introduced during passage of the Bill through Parliament.
that, followed concern
accountable to Parliament,
Governor
was not
the as
directly
Parliament would not be able to oversee the implementation and effectiveness of the Scheme. annual report was seen as a means of keeping Parliament informed. This second report covers the period 7 November 1991
1992.
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6 November
3. The 1990 Act provides for 50,000 key workers in Hong Kong and their dependants to be given British citizenship without
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