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A. Royal Prerogative

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case

The prerogatic

exercised through the forign of Commonwealth

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would need Home Hire approret

amendment to legislation

allow

For any change afterly

citizenship status.

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It is indeed likely that amendments of this mot might be tabled. They would be hard to counter. Therefore

and get the credit.

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Amendment as

misleading. Citizen.

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we should anteipate theing

are not seeking Briksh citizenship. proposed by FCO would not be have British Overoras

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already

I Lord Sedeles seems to have been speaking

in his won acurent.

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In a

In any

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he

emphasiord

that Hong Kong were not seeking right ņ abode.