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BRITISH NATIONALITY (HK)

(RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP) REGULATIONS 1990 GAZETTED

FOR

FOR

THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG} (RECOMMENDATIONS CITIZENSHIP) REGULATIONS 1990, WHICH SET OUT THE PROCEDURES APPLICATIONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT 1990, WERE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE GAZETTE TODAY (TUESDAY).

THESE REGULATIONS ARE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER SECTION 3(1) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) ACT 1990.

WHICH

PRINCIPAL

THEY PRESCRIBED THE PROCEDURES BY BENEFICIARIES AS WELL AS SPOUSES AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CAN APPLY FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.

THE REGULATIONS ALSO PRESCRIBED

FEES.

APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION

"UNDER THESE REGULATIONS, AN APPLICANT FOR CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE SELECTION SCHEME CAN INCLUDE DETAILS OF HIS SPOUSE AND CHILDREN IN HIS APPLICATION FORM SO THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER WITH HIS OWN," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"IN THIS CASE, HE NEEDS TO PAY ONE APPLICATION FEE OF $200."

"SUCH APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FEBRUARY 28, 1991, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF APPLICANTS INVITED BY THE GOVERNOR TO APPLY WHO WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS BY THE TIME LIMIT SPECIFIED THE INVITATION.

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"ALTERNATIVELY, SEPARATE APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE BY THE SPOUSE AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN AFTER AN APPLICATION BY A PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARY IS SUCCESSFUL, IN WHICH CASE SEPARATE APPLICATION FEES OF $200 PER APPLICATION ARE PAYABLE.

"HOWEVER, POTENTIAL APPLICANTS SHOULD NOTE THAT SUCH SEPARATE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE A DATE TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNOR LATER TO ENABLE THEM TO BE PROCESSED BEFORE JUNE 30, 1997, AND IN THE CASE OF A CHILD, BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THAT CHILD REACHES HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY, HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REGULATIONS ALSO EMPOWER THE DIRECTOR IMMIGRATION то CALL FOR FURTHER IMFORMATION AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FROM APPLICANTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS IN THEIR APPLICATION FORMS, AND TO REQUIRE THEM TO ATTEND FOR INTERVIEWS.

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"THEY ALSO STIPULATE THAT WHERE AN APPLICANT APPEARS TO SUCCESSFUL AND BEFORE THE GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS HIM FOR REGISTRATION, THE APPLICANT WILL BE ASKED TO CONFIRM HIS INTENTION TO BE REGISTERED AND THAT HIS ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE ACT HAS NOT CHANGED, HE SAID.

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SCHEDULE 1 OF THE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED DIFFERENT APPLICATION FORMS UNDER THE SCHEME, WHILE SCHEDULE 2 SETS OUT THE FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ($200) AND FOR REGISTRATION AS A BRITISH CITIZEN UNDER THE ACT ($1,800 EACH).

/ALSO PUBLISHED