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(P) CATEGORY 212

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ADD ON OR BEFORE ''AFTER''

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IN LINE 1 BECAUSE

A PERSON BORN ON 1 JANUARY 1983 ALSO QUALIFIES FOR REGISTRATION IF HE FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1981 ACT. REPLACE THE WORDS BY REASON OF BIRTH, ADOPTION, NATURALISATION OR REGISTRATION IN HONG KONG'' 3Y THE WORDS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG AS SET OUT

IN ARTICLE 2(1) OF THE ORDER''. A PERSON BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DEPTENDENT TERRITORIES ON OR AFTER 1 JANURAY 1983 IS A BDTC BY DESCENT IF AT THE TIME OF BIRTH HIS FATHER OR

MOTHER WAS A BDTC BY REASON OR BIRTH OR NATURALISATION IN HONG

KONG. OUR PROPOSED WORDING IS DELIBERATELY WIDE IN ORDER TO COVER ALL BDTCS CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER. FOR EXAMPLE, A BDTC UNDER SECTION 16(1) MAY HAVE HIS CHILD REGISTERED AS A BDTC UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 2.

REFERENCES TO ARTICLE 2(1)(C)(11) AND (111) MAY BE DELETED AS

THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNOR RULE ALSO APPLIES.

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(Q) CATEGORY B13 ADD ON OR BEFORE ''AFTER' IN LINE 1.

REPLACE 'IS'' BY WAS' IN LINE 2 BECAUSE A PERSON IS NO

LONGER STATELESS AFTER HIS REGISTRATION AS A 3DTC. REFERENCE TO ARTICLE 2(1)(C)(1) MAY BE DELETED AS THE APPROPRIATE

GOVERNOR RULE ALSO APPLIES.

(R) CATEGORY B14

REPLACE IN BY OUTSIDE'' IN LINE 1 BECAUSE

BIRTH IN HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983 IS IN ITSELF

SUFFICIENT TO ACQUIRE CITIZENSHIP. THE WORD **ADOPTION** IN LINE

7 MAY BE DELETED AS PRIOR TO 1 JANUARY 1983 ADOPTION IN

HONG KONG WAS NOT A ROUTE TO CITIZENSHIP. REFERENCES TO ARTICLE

2(1)(C)(11) AND (111) MAY BE DELETED AS THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNOR

RULE ALSO APPLIES.

(W) CATEGORY B15

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REPLACE IS!! IN LINE 3 BY ''AS''

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(T) CATEGORY B18 REPLACE THE WORDS BY REASON OF HIS BIRTH,

ADOPTION, NATURALISATION OR REGISTRATION IN HONG KONG BY REASON OF ONE OF HIS PARENTS BEING BORN, ADOPTED, NATURALISED

OR REGISTERED IN HONG KONG IN LINES 1 TO 5 BY THE WORDS

BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG AS SET OUT IN

ARTICLE 2(1) OF THE ORDER FOR THE SAME REASON AS THAT

GIVEN IN SUB-PARA (P) ABOVE. REFERENCES TO ARTILES 2(1)(C)(II), (111) AND (VII) MAY BE DELETED AS THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNOR

RULE ALSO APPLIES.

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