TNAG-0903-FCO40-1113-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1979 — Page 85

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FM HONG KONG 2300157 06779

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1476 020 OCTOBER INFO HONG KONG COVERMENT, OFFRO

FOR MACLAREN FROM DAVIES.

YOUR TELNO 649 TO NEW DELHI.

NATIONALITY DILL.

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30/0 this thitchie

No Grey (NTD) is preparing a reply to peras, 1 and 2, to send to Hong Kong by the end of the week. Would you please ensue that

and the reply are copied to this belegan in Woodfield

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1. ARE WE RIGHT IN ASSUMING. THAT THE WHITE PAPER TO BE PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER WILL ONLY REFER TO THE REVISED DRAFT REGULATIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT AND WILL NOT, REPEAT NOT, CONTAIN THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER AND THE COM.ENTS RECEIVED ON IT, INCLUDING OF COURSE THE PROPOSED CATEGORIES OF BRITISH CITIZEN AND BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP.

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2. IF OUR UNDERSTANDING IS CORRECT COULD YOU PLEASE INDICATE THE LIKELY TIMETABLE AND STAGES IN THE PREPARATION OF THE NATIONALITY

BILL WHICH MR RAISON SAID AT BLACKPOOL WOULD NOT BE INTRODUCED

THIS SESSION.

2. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE A REPLY BEFORE WOODFIELD'S VISIT,

REGINNING 29 OCTOBER,

4. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER :-

A. CITIZENSHIP BY ADOPTION (PARA 35 AND 36 OF THE GREEN PAPER).

AS THE ADOPTION ACTS OF 1958 AND 1964 MAKE NO PROVISION FOR CHILDREN BORN IN COLONIES, THERE IS A PRESENT AN ANOMALY IN THAT

4 CHILD ADOPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDON BY A BRITISH PARENT

AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONTES WHEREAS A CHILD ADOPTED IN A COLONY BY A BRITISH PARENT DOES NOT. SUCH A CHILD CAN ONLY ACQUIRE CITIZENSHIP BY REGISTRATION WHILE STILL A MINOR AND, AS PARENTS OFTEN OVERLOOK THE NEED FOR REGISTRATION, THE CHILD MAY ENCOUNTER ONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE LATER IN LIFE, WE SUGGEST THEREFORE THAT THIS ANOMALY BE

/CORRECTED

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