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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990

33. basis

ways.

their

and

Certain people might qualify for inclusion in this scheme on the other of

information coming to the notice of the Governor in These people would be invited to apply under this section,

would notify applications processed as described above. HKID candidates of the results of their applications.

OTHER ISSUES

Spouses and children

34.

up to 50,000 time of to eligible

applied in before 30 June There would, where the Home

This Note has been focused on the selection of heads of households. Spouses and children under 18 (at the initial application} of successful applicants would be seek registration as British citizens and, provided they time for their applications to be processed by HKG 1997, would normally receive it as a matter of course.

withhold citizenship however,

discretion Secretary was not satisfied that an applicant was of good character.

be

Unlike

to

be

and children of households, spouses

would heads 35.

or of eligible regardless of whether they were settled in Hong Kong

contracted а their nationality. However, where a head of household marriage after ceasing to be settled in Hong Kong the spouse would not be eligible for British citizenship under the Bill; nor would a spouse married after 30 June 1997.

36.

Children born after the registration of the head of household, British citizens including those born after 30 June 1997, would be

where the (This

couples includes

automatically. spouse was not a British citizen.}

Responsibility for Registration

37.

children born to

to the of British based

necessary

The registration of successful applicants recommended llome Secretary for citizenship, and any subsequent issue passports, would be supervised by a small team of UK officials in Hong Kong and acting on the Home Secretary's behalf. Any support staff would be provided by the Hong Kong Government.

Funding

Any

38. The Scheme would be self-financing from application fees charged Scheme and by the Hong Kong Government for consideration under the from fees charged for the registration of successful applicants. costs incurred by the small team of UK officials mentioned above would be reimbursed by the Hong Kong Government to Her Majesty's Government.

/GENERAL ALLOCATION