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Conflict arises between the Claims of the

Chinese and British Governments in the following manner

The Chinese claim as subjects all who are Chinese by blood wherever born. Their nationality law Which came into force in 1909 maintains this view see Article (1) (reading "subject" after "Chinese" Governor's despatch) Copy on 21149/10.

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Article 11. directs that any Chinese subject who wishes to acquire a foreign nationality must in the first instance demand permission to abandon Chinese nationality. The law prescribes (Article 12) what persons will not be allowed to abandon Chinese nationality and also certain cases (married women &c) in which Chinese

nationality will be ipso facto lost (Article 13) and

Articles 17 and 18 prescribe the manner in which applica- tions for permission are to be made by persons resident

in China and resident abroad-

Special Rule No 7. (Article 24) directs that

Chinese, who, before the coming into force of this law,

shall have been born abroad grown up and resided there

can still be considered Chinese Subjects if they desire

to retain such nationality.

Special Rule 8( and Cf. Article 16)- directs that any person who renounces Chinese nationality cannot

continue to reside in the Interior.

Great Britain nominally claims all persons born Within British jurisdiction as British subjects. Also (by Statute) descendants of subjects born out of ligeance to the 2nd generation. The situation with regard to Hong Kong is complicated by the following circumstances:-

(1)