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·E.R.

CONFIDENTIAL

1985.

British citizenship, but as if in subsection (2)(a)(i) the

reference to that Act were a reference to the Hong Kong Act

(4) The said Act of 1981 shall be amended as follows:-

(a)

in section 4(1) (acquisition by registration:

(b)

(c)

British Dependent Territories citizens, etc.), for

the words "or a British protected person" there shall

be inserted the words " a British protected person

or a British National (Overseas)";

in section 37(1) (by virtue of which certain persons

have the status of a Commonwealth citizen), after

paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following

paragraph

-

"(aa) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality)

Order 1985 is a British National (Overseas)

or a British Overseas citizen; or";

in section 42(2)(b) (by virtue of which the oath of

allegiance on registration or naturalisation is not

required to be taken in certain cases), after the

words "British subject," there shall be inserted

the words "a British National (Overseas), ";

(d) in section 50(1), after the definition of "association"

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there shall be inserted the following definitions:-

"British National (Overseas)" means a person who

is a British National (Overseas) under the Hong Kong

(British Nationality) Order 1985, and "status of

a British National (Overseas)" shall be construed

accordingly;

CONFIDENTIAL