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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990
PASSAGE OF NATIONALITY BILL WELCOMED
A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) WELCOMED PASSAGE OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY CHÓNG KONG, BILL REPORT STAGE AND THIRD READING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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COMMENTING ON THE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL, HE SAID THE WHICH STIPULATED THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY STATE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DISCHARGE OF HIS FUNCTIONS UNDER THE ACT WOULD PROVIDE FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WHOLE SCHEME.
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THIS AMENDMENT," HE SAID.
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THE SECOND AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR REGISTRATION AS BRITISH CITIZENS IN A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME AND WAS MAINLY PROCEDURAL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THIS AMENDMENT AIMS AT CLARIFYING THE BILL AND RESULTS IN NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE, HE SAID.
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"THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE BILL. TO BE REFERRED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS, WHERE IT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ITS FIRST AND SECOND READINGS, COMMITTEE STAGE, REPORT STAGE, AND THIRD READING.
"WE ARE STILL AIMING TO OBTAIN ROYAL ASSENT TO THE BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT RISES FOR THE SUMMER RECKSS, HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE MAIN LEGISLATION, THE TERMS OF THE SELECTION SCHEME FOR THE GRANT OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP WOULD BE SET OUT IN AN ORDER IN COUNCIL. THE ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED
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"WE HOPE THIS CAN BE DONE IN OCTOBER, AND THAT WE CAN START INVITING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE SCHEME SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, HE SAID.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD TSANG, WILL MEET THE MEDIA THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE LATEST POSITION OF THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE. THE SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL. IT WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
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