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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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