TNAG-1382-FCO40-1830-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 199

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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)':

(B) 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:

1 (AA) UNDER THE HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985

IS A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) OR A BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN:

OR':

(C) 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'

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:

'BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZEN' INCLUDES A BRITISH OVERSEAS

CITIZEN UNDER THE HONG KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985:

(E) IN SECTION 51(3)(MEANING OF 'CITIZEN OF UNITED KINGDOM

AND COLONIES' IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS), AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH

(A)(II) THERE SHALL BE INSERTED THE WORDS OR WHO UNDER THE HONG

KONG (BRITISH NATIONALITY) ORDER 1985 IS A BRITISH NATIONAL

(OVERSEAS)' AND AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH (B) THERE SHALL BE

INSERTED THE WORDS 'NOR A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'.

(8) THE ENACTMENTS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THIS ORDER SHALL

HAVE EFFECT SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS THERE SPECIFIED, BEING

AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER.

SCHEDULE 1

ARTICALE 2

CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG

THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TO BE REGARDED AS CONNECTED WITH

HONG KONG IN RELATION TO THE PERSON CONCERNED:·

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