TNAG-1382-FCO40-1830-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 154

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4.1)) Any person who is a British Dependent Territories

citizen by virtue (wholly or partly) of his having

(2)

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an spousemate a connection with Hong Kong and who but--for his

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having a connection with Hong Kong, would not be

such a citizen,† shall be entitled, on an application made before the date specified in paragraph (2) below

as being applicable in his case, to be registered as

a British National (Overseas).

For the purposes of paragraph (1) above the date

before which an application must be made is

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(a) 1st January 1997, in the case of a person born

before 1st October 1996;

(b) 1st. April 1997 in the case of a person born after 30 September 1996 and before 1st January

1997;

(c) 1st July 1997, in the case of a person born

before 1st October 1996 who becomes a British

Dependent Territories citizen by naturalisation

or registration on or after 1st October 1996

and before 1st July 1997;

(d) 1st

October 1997, in the case of a person born

after 31 December 1996 and before 1st July 1997. Any person who, immediately before the relevant date,

is a British National (Overseas) but not a British

Dependent Territories citizen shall on that date cease

to be a British National (Overseas).