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before

Hong Kong, would not be such a citizen,] shall be entitled,

1st July 1997 (or before the end of 1997 if born in that year

before that date), on application to be registered as a British

National (Overseas).

(3) Any person who, immediately before 1st July 1997, is

a British National (Overseas) but not a British Dependent

Territories citizen shall on that date cease to be a British

National (Overseas).

Removal of Hong Kong from list of dependent territories

1981

5. On and after 1st July 1997 the British Nationality Act

(a)

shall have effect as if in Schedule 6 to that Act (British

Dependent Territories) the words "Hong Kong" were omitted.

Provisions for reducing statelessness

6.-(1) Where a person ceases on 1st July 1997 by virtue of

Article 3 to be a British Dependent Territories citizen or by

virtue of Article 4(3) to be a British National (Overseas) and

would, but for this paragraph, thereby be rendered stateless,

he shall become on that date a British Overseas citizen.

(2) Where a person born on or after 1st July 1997 would,

but for this paragraph, be born stateless, then, if at the time

of the birth his father or mother is a British National (Overseas)

or a British Overseas citizen by virtue of paragraph (1) above,

he shall be a British Overseas citizen.

(3) A person born stateless on or after 1st July 1997

outside the dependent territories shall be entitled, on an

application for his registration as a British Overseas citizen

made within the period of twelve months from the date of the birth,

(a) 1981 c.61.

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