TNAG-1332-FCO40-1762-Future-of-Hong-Kong-White-Paper-on-the-Joint-Declaration-1984 — Page 23

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MY TELNO 2808 AND YOUR TELNOS 1802, 1803 AND 1818: FUTURE EGRET: PART 3 OF THE WHITE PAPER.

FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE SECTION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON NATIONALITY AND RELATED ISSUES. IT COVERS BOTH THE ANNEX AND THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA. IT MAY REQUIRE AMENDMENT LATER IN THE LIGHT OF THE FINAL POSITION REACHED IN PEKING. IT WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO DECIDE WHERE THE TEXT ON NATIONALITY SHOULD APPEAR IN THE WHITE PAPER (1.E. WHETHER IT SHOULD BE SEPARATED

FROM THE REST OF PART III).

BEGINS:

RIGHT OF ABODE, TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND IMMIGRATION (SECTION OF ANNEX 1)

THIS SECTION CONCERNS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE SAR, THE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO BE SUSED BY RESIDENTS OF THE SAR, AND IMMIGRATION MATTERS GENERALLY. IT PROVIDES FOR THE MAXIMUM DEGREE OF CONTINUITY IN THESE AREAS CONSISTENT WITH HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION

FROM 1 JULY 1997.

2. PARAGRAPH 1 DEFINES THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONS WHO WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE (1.E. THE RIGHT TO ENTER, RE-ENTER, REMAIN AND WORK) IN THE SAR. IN ESSENCE, THESE INCLUDE ALL PERSONS WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JULY 1997, OR WHO HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG OR THE SAR CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS, AND THE CHILDREN BORN TO SUCH PERSONS. HOWEVER, PERSONS WHO ARE NOT CHINESE NATIONALS WILL LOSE THEIR RIGHT OF ABODE ONCE THEY HAVE LEFT THE SAR PERMANENTLY WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR IF, HAVING BEEN BORN IN THE SAR, THEY REACH THE AGE OF 21 WITHOUT HAVING MET THE SEVEN YEARS' RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT. CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE SAR AFTER 30 JUNE 1997 WHO ARE NOT CHINESE NATIONALS, BUT WHO HAVE A PARENT WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE SAR, WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE SAR BUT WILL NOT ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF ABODE UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED SEVEN YEARS' CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE.

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