TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1990
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PASSAGE OF NATIONALITY BILL IN HOUSE OF LORDS
ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE
BRITISH NATIONALITY
THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE STAGE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS WITHOUT AMENDMENTS.
A HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID
IT WAS TODAY (TUESDAY)
KONG) BILL PASS (HONG
THIRD READING
ΤΟ BACK REFERRED ROYAL ASSENT BEFORE
IN
THE
THE
THE
"IF THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS DURING ITS BE HOUSE OF LORDS, THE BILL WILL NOT HAVE TO HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND WE CAN EXPECT TO OBTAIN
ተቀ HE SAID. BND OF THIS MONTH,
THE SPOKESMAN
OPPORTUNITY THE TOOK
то
NATIONALS THAT
RESIDENTS WHO ARE NON-BRITISH
KONG
HONG REMIND THEY MUST APPLY FOR THEY WISH TO BECOME
NATURALISATION BEFORE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL IF ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP WHEN THE SCHEME IS LAUNCHED.
YEARS
"ANY PERSON WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST FIVE
NATURALISATION, AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY LIMIT OF STAY CAN APPLY FOR IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE OR NATIONALITY," HE SAID.
MEAN "THIS DOES NOT
THAT ONE
FROM THE INFORMATION
CERTIFICATE OF
A MUST HOLD
SECTION
FURTHER INFORMATION OF THE IMMIGRATION
IDENTITY BEFORE HE CAN APPLY FOR NATURALISATION. CAN BE OBTAINED
DEPARTMENT ON 829 3333 OR 824 6111," HE ADDED.
CITES RESERVATION ENDS
INTERNATIONAL
FROM TODAY HONG KONG WILL COMPLY TRADE
IMPOSED IN IVORY INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES) IN JANUARY 1990.
BAN ON
(TUESDAY) WITH A BAN
ON BY
CONVENTION THE WILD OF
FAUNA AND FLORA
OF SIX-MONTH RESERVATION
TO ALLOW LEGALLY ACQUIRED STOCKS
THIS COINCIDES WITH THE EXPIRY OF A THE BAN SECURED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM ON HONG KONG'S BEHALF TIME FOR LOCAL TRADERS TO DISPOSE OF THEIR AND FOR CARVERS TO ACQUIRE RE-TRAINING TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT.
THE
AMENDMENTS
ΤΟ
THE
ANIMALS
ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE, WHICH COME HONG KONG LAW INTO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CITES REQUIREMENTS.
(PROTECTION PLANTS AND
INTO EFFECT TODAY,
OF
BRING
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS FOLLOWED THE UPGRADING OF
MAKING IT A ΤΟ ELEPHANT AFRICAN
APPENDIX I OF CITES, ENDANGERED SPECIES.
THE
HIGHLY
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