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SCHEDULE 1

RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF

THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE OF HONG KONG

PART 1

DEFINITIONS IN SECTION 2(1)

Hong Kong belonger

"Hong Kong belonger" means a person who--

(a) immediately before 1 January 1983 was--

(i) a British subject who was born in Hong Kong, (ii) a British subject by auturalization in Hong Kong; (ii) a British subject by registration in Hong Kong under section 7(2) of the British Nationality. Act 1948;

(iv) a British subject married or who had been married to, or was a child of, a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii);

(b) on or after i January 1983 belongs to a class or description

of persons mentioned in the First Schedule,

Associated definitions

"the 1981 Act" means the British Nationality Act 1981;

"British subject by naturalization in Hong Kong", immediately

before 1 January 1983, means-

(a) in relation to a person naturalized after the commencement of the British Nationality Act 1948, a British subject to whom a certificate of naturalization has been granted by the Governor; and

(b) in relation to a person naturalized before the commence-

ment of that Act-

(i) a British subject to whom a certificate of naturaliza- tion was granted by the Government under section 8 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914; and

(ii) British subject who became such by reason of the fact that his name was included under section 5 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 in a certificate of naturalization granted by the Government,

"child" means a legitimate or legitimated child, a stepchild and a

child adopted in a manner recognized by law;

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Article 2(2)