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preferable to subdivide this sub-paragraph into
two parts. The first part would enable Her Majesty by
Order in Council to make provision for the acquisition
by persons who are BDTC's by virtue only of a connection with Hong Kong,
of such other form of British nationality as is
specified in the Order. The second part would enable
Orders in Council to be made whereby persons who
immediately before 1 July 1997 are BDTC's by virtue of
a connection only with Hong Kong will on that date
cease to be such citizens. If this sub-paragraph is recast
in this way it may be possible in the process to obviate
the need to include in paragraph 2(a) the words "before
the date there mentioned".
13. If a person is a BDTC, acquires the new form of
nationality and then loses his BDTC status (eg by
renunciation) all before 30 June 1997 - then in order
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to comply with the UK Memorandum (p. 28 of Paper A) he will
have to be deprived of his new form of British nationality
with effect from 1 July 1997. This point could best be
dealt with by Order in Council, but Counsel is requested
to ensure that the enabling power is sufficiently wide for
this purpose.
Paragraph 3(1)
14.
Sub-sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) provide for
repealing or amending "any Act". We should like it to be
quite clear that the words "any Act" do not include this Act.
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