TNAG-0980-FCO40-1199-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1980 — Page 140

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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A. INTRODUCTION

The Scope of the Bill

CONTENTS

Paragraph

1

5

B.

THE NEW CITIZENSHIPS

The Response to the Green Paper

The Government's View

Eligibility for British Citizenship

Eligibility for Citizenship of the British Dependent Territories

Eligibility for British Overseas Citizenship

Other British Subjects and British Protected Persons

11

14

18

23

24

30

C. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

British Citizenship

31

32

Citizenship of the British Dependent Territories British Overseas Citizenship

35 36

D. BRITISH CITIZENSHIP

General Characteristics

Acquisition by Birth

Acquisition by Adoption

37

41

45

Transmission by Descent

49

Acquisition by Grant of Naturalisation

58

(a) the Residential Qualifications

59

(b) the Language Qualification

62

(c) the Character Requirement

63

(d) the Intention to Live in the United Kingdom

66

Acquisition by Virtue of Crown Service

69

Acquisition by Virtue of Marriage

Cessation of Entitlements to Registration

Registration of Minor Children

71

76

78

A Right of Appeal

Dual Nationality

Resumption of Citizenship

83

85

91

Renunciation of Citizenship

Deprivation of Citizenship

93

94

E.

CITIZENSHIP OF THE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

General Characteristics

Acquisition and Loss

Right of Entry to Dependencies

95

100

102

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