TNAG-1382-FCO40-1830-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 144

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(a) we say that we will approach the Chinese to seek to ensure that it is possible for the descendants of non-Chinese former BDTCs born in Hong Kong to obtain Chinese nationality if they wish to do

So.

(b) that we will provide in the Order in Council for the grandchildren (but no further generations) of people who are BDTCs in Hong Kong before 1997 to benefit from provisions analogous to those in Section 17 (2) and 3 (a) and (b) of the BNA, if they would otherwise be stateless.

of the BNA and say

the day to use they were convinced

(c) we would explain Section 27(1) that it would be open to Ministers of their discretionary power under it if that the circumstances justified it. It might help if we added that it would also be open to Ministers to admit people to this country under the discretion contained in immigration legislation if they were convinced that circumstances justified

it.

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