(e) Female "United Kingdom and Colonies Citizens"
who are from overseas and whose husbands were
born in the United Kingdom.
As for Fermanent Arrangements, the Green Faper elaborates the six possible courses for acquiring British Citizenship, i.e., Citizenship by Birth, Citizenship by Adoption, Citizenship bý Descent, Citizenship by Virtue of Marriage, Citizenship by Naturalisation and Citizenship by Registration.
Commenting on Citizenship by Birth, the Green Faper mentions that the British Government is at prosent using the IUS -sõli
method, under which a baby who is born in the United Kingdom will
have the right to opt for British citizenship. This is different
from the IUS Sangunis method now being in use in other countries in Continental Europe. Under the IUS Sangunis method, ja baby cannot become a citizen of the country of his birth if his parents
are not citizens of the same country.
arrive at a conclusion as to
But if the British Government
like other European countries,
The Green Faper does not
which method is the better one.
revises her Nationality Law and, adopts the IUS Sangunis method, it will have a most serious effect on "Overseas Hong Kongese" who are staying in the United Kingdom as visitors. For there are a large number of "Overseas Hong Kongese" who have given birth to children in the United Kingdom and have brought them up there but are themselves still stateless (i.c. still holding C.Is.) or acrely holding Hong Kong British Citizenships, although their children, under the existing law, have become British Citizens. Should the proposed law came into force, the next generation of "Oversoas Hong Kongese" staying in the United Kingdom will either have no nationality to inherit and will be, like their parents, without nationality; or will only inherit their parents' Hong Kong British Citizenships. either casc, they will be denied the right of permanent stay in the United Kingdom.
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