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(Q) ARTICLE 6(2) THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING THE
ACQUISITION OF BOCASHIP TO THE FIRST GENERATION BORN AFTER 1997
TO NON-CHINESE FORMER HK BDTCS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 OF
YOUR TELNO 400, THIS PARAGRAPH SHULD BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANDCHILDREN OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BDTCS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION
WITH HONG KONG, IF BORN STATELESS, TO BE ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED
AS BOCS PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE MADE WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS
JOF BIRTH.
3. THE ORDER-IN-COUNCIL WILL MAKE VARIOUS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO ENACTMENTS SET OUT IN A SCHEDULE. AMONG THESE ENACTMENTS ARE
THE HIJACKING ACT 1971 AND THE PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT ACT 1973.
THESE TWO ACTS ARE APPLIED, SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION, IN HONG KONG BY
(A) THE HIJACKING ACT 1971 (OVERSEAS TERRITORIES) ORDER 1971: AND
(B) THE PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT ACT 1973 (OVERSEAS TERRITORIES) ORDER 1973.
YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER THE NEED FOR EXPRESS AMENDMENTS TO THEM.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE COMMENTS IN PARAS 1 TO 3 ABOVE AND ON OUR OUTSTANDING COMMENTS IN OUR TELNO 337, E.G. OUR COMMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 6(F) OF OUR TELNO 337. DESPITE OUR
COMMENTS, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDER IN
COUNCIL TO DISPENSE WITH THE PAYMENT OF FEES ON REGISTRATION AS
A BN(0).
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED HD/NTD
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME
OFFICE.
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,
RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
Mr Miller, MVD
CROYDON.
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