27-JUL-1993
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HK GOVERNMENT HOUSE
26-JUL-1993 17:14
CHIEF SECRETARY HONG KONG
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Statement by the Honourable the Chief Secretary
Sir David Ford, KBE, LVO.JP
to the Legislative Council on 21 July 1993
on British Nationality Matters -
Mr President,
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2 8 JU! 1993
I should like to make a statement on the recent Parliamentary debates on nationality matters affecting Hong Kong.
2. In the last two weeks, Parliament has discussed three nationality matters relating to Hong Kong :
the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Amendment Order 1993;
the British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Selection Scheme) (Amendment) Order 1993;
the nationality arrangements for non-Chinese ethnic minorities in Hong Kong.
BN(O) Order
3.
The first Order concerned the BN(O) phased registration scheme. Members of this Council had expressed strong concern on behalf of the community about the early phasing out of the BDTC passport. I am pleased that the Home
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