TNAG-1384-FCO40-1832-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 22

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CONFIDENTIAL

TO READ THE PARENT IN QUESTION WAS IN A DEPENDENT TERRITORY FOR A

PERIOD OF 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THE BIRTH, WITHOUT BEING ABSENT FOR MORE

THAN 270 DAYS DURING THAT PERIOD (THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH WILL NOT APPLY

IF THE CHILD WERE BORN STATELESS).

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(2) PARA. 25. WE RECOMMEND THAT (SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY) IN THE

SECOND SENTENCE BE DELETED.

(S) PARA. 26. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'AUTOMATICALLY' BE INSERTED AFTER

'BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENSHIP' IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.

(T) PARA. 27. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'SECOND GENERATION IN THE FIRST

SENTENCE BE REPLACED SY 'GRANDCHILDREN BORN ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1997 TO FORMER HONG KONG BDTCS', AND 'THESE CHILDREN' IN THE FIRST PART

OF THE SECOND SENTENCE BE REPLACED BY THE SECOND GENERATION'.

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS DESKEY 050930 HONG KONG

TIME SO THAT WE COULD PUT THE AGREED TEXT (AT OFFICIAL LEVEL)

TO EXCO FOR DISCUSSION ON 10 SEPTEMBER.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

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MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

Mr Miller, MVD

CONFIDENTIAL

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