CO129-507-2 China- protection of Anglo-Chinese 11-11-1927 - 23-11-1928 — Page 76

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PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSUE OF DENATIONALIZATION

CERTIFICATES. DATED MARCH 1928.

Certificates of donationalization will be issued by the Canton

Bureau for Foreign Affairs.

The Canton bureau for Foreign Affairs will notify the Consular

Body at each port that in cases where Chinese claiming foreign

nationality annly for registration at consulates, such regis-

tration should be refused unless the applicatʼn holds a certi-

ficate of denationalization.

Chinese who have obtained certificates of donationalization may

only carry on trade and purchase land in the treaty ports. Those

who already own land in the interior must sell it forthwith.

so as to avoid their being able to avail themselves of the spe-

cial privileges under the treaties, with resultant complice-

tions.

4. The Canton Bureau for Foreign Affairs will send in to the Pro-

vincial Government each month a list of persons who have obtain-

ed certificates of denationalization, for circulation to the

various departments.

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Where applications for donationalization are received by the

Bureaux for Foreign Affairs at Ch'aochow, Hoifung, Kiungchow,

Ch'ingchow, Yamchow, Limchow and Leichow, such application should be forwarded to the Canton Bureau for Foreign Affairs,

which will issue the certificates, thus preserving co-ordination.

The Consuls in the various porta may also forward such applica-

tions on behalf of the persons concerned.

The procedure laid down in these regulations will apply to the

issue of certificates of donationalization in Kwangsi province.

These regulations will come into force from the date of their

approval by the Canton Branch Political Council.