TNAG-1218-FCO40-1523-Future-of-the-Dependent-Territories-1983 — Page 290

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Mr Livesey

Cc: Mr Bickford, Legal Advisers

Mr Hill, Legal Advisers

Mr Brown, NTD

Mr Cambridge, MVD

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CODE 18-77

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Your minute of 9 March.

As regards your paragraph 2, the Hong Kong Government have passed four ordinances since the BNA 1981 was given Royal Assent the Immigration (Amendment) Ordinances Nos 2 and 3 of 1982; the British Nationality Act 1981 (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1982; and the British Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1982. These were all approved by the Executive Council of Hong Kong on 30 November 1982 and have since been passed by the Legislative Council. Hong Kong have no objection to copies of them being placed in the Library.

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For background:

The purpose of the Immigration (Amendments) Ordinance (No 2) 1982 was to amend the principal Ordinance to specify which British Dependent Territories Citizens will have the status of 'Hong Kong belonger' ie persons having the right to land in Hong Kong and to remain free of conditions to stay and who cannot be deported for any reason. It also provided for

the introduction of the new terminology used in the BNA 1981.

The Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance (No 3) 1982 introduced provisions to subject persons born in Hong Kong after 31 December 1982 who are not Hong Kong belongers to immigration control.

The BNA 1981 (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1982 amended numerous other ordinances and instruments to bring them into line with the new terminology adopted in the BNA.

The British Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 amended the British Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance by introducing new definitions and adjusting the level of fees and penalties for offences under it.

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