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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1991
THE GOVERNOR BUS ROUTES
IN COUNCIL ARE AWARDED
MR LEUNG EXPLAINED: "EARLY THIS YEAR, DECIDED THAT THE MANNER IN WHICH FRANCHISED SHOULD BE CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR COMPETITIVE TENDERING.
"THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE QUALITY, EFFICIENCY BUS SERVICES THROUGH HEALTHY COMPETITION.
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AND
INNOVATION IN
UNDER FRANCHISE
THE PUBLIC BUS BUS COMPANY, KOWLOON
A THREE COMPANIES NOW HOLD
MOTOR THEY ARE THE CHINA SERVICES ORDINANCE. MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY.
THE FIRST TWO ARE SUBJECT TO A PROFIT CONTROL SCHEME WHILE LAST ONE IS NOT BECAUSE OF ITS MUCH SMALLER OPERATION.
THE
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GOVT AWARES CHILDREN OF BRITISH CITIZENS OF HK ORIGIN NOT GETTING PASSPORTS
THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT SOME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG HAVE.
CHILDREN, OR SOME OF THEIR ACQUIRED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP BUT THEIR
STATUS .CHILDREN, BORN BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1983, ARE NOT GRANTED SIMILAR
BECAUSE OF THE 1981 BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON
QUESTION BY ALISTAIR ASPREY, WHEN REPLYING TO A
DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR ASPREY POINTED OUT THAT THE DIRECTOR OF AS THE HANDLING AGENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE UNITED IN MATTERS RELATING TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY.
IMMIGRATION ACTED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT
"IF THE FAMILIES CONCERNED APPROACH THE IMMIGRATION
BE GIVEN THEY WILL
ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN AS BRITISH CITIZENS, HE SAID.
"
THE
MR ASPREY SAID THERE WERE TWO AVENUES OPEN TO THOSE CONCERNED TO APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.
THE SECRETARY SAID SECTION 4 OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981 REQUIRED FIVE YEARS' CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;
ACT PROVIDED FOR AND SECTION 3 OF THE
THE CHILDREN UNDER 18 OF
BRITISH BRITISH CITIZENS THEMSELVES TO BE REGISTERED AS
CITIZENS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HOME SECRETARY.
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