TNAG-1384-FCO40-1832-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 81

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PERSONS AFFECTED.

PARAGRAPH 8 (PARA 2(H))

THIS REVISED PARAGRAPH INCLUDES A BETTER EXPLANATION OF THE

YEAR VALIDITY PERIOD' PROVIDED BY PASSPORT DEPARTMENT.

PARAGRAPHS 9 17 (PARA 2(I))

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WE CANNOT QUITE FOLLOW YOUR PROPOSED PARAGRAPH RENUMBERING.

PREFER THE ORIGINAL FORMAT OF CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED PARAGRAPHS

TO COVER EACH ELEMENT OF THIS ARTICLE.

PARAGRAPH 10 (PARA 2(I)9)

YOUR PROPOSED WORDING SEEMS SIMPLY TO REPEAT YOUR PROPOSED

PARAGRAPH 8.

PARAGRAPH 11 (PARA 2(1)9(A))

THE FIRST SENTENCE HAS BEEN REVISED AS YOU PROPOSED. BUT WE

SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHY YOU HAVE OBJECTED TO THE ORIGINAL

VERSION. THAT VERSION WAS DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN (NEXT WORD

UNDERLINED) WHY ARTICLE 2(1)(A) COVERS BIRTH, NATURALISATION OR

REGISTRATION IN HONG KONG (NAMELY THAT EACH OF THESE WAS REGARDED

AS A SUFFICIENT CONNECTION IN ITSELF). YOUR VERSION MERELY SAYS

(NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) WHAT THE ARTICLE COVERS. AS REGARDS BIRTH

IN HONG KONG, YOU HAVE NOT EXPLAINED WHY YOU HAVE PROPOSED

OMITTING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRE-1983 POSITION, WHILE RETAINING

AN EXPLANATION OF THE POST-1982 POSITION. WE SUGGEST BOTH ARE

NEEDED IF THE EXPLANATION OF THE SECOND IS TO MAKE SENSE.

PARAGRAPH 11 (PARA 2(J)

THE REVISED PARAGRAPH 11 REFLECTS THE VIEW THAT IT WOULD BE

PREFERABLE NOT TO MENTION RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG IN THE

WHITE PAPER, ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR

AMENDMENT OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE HAD STILL TO BE DISCUSSED

WITH THE CHINESE AND WERE NOT YET KNOW, AND ALSO BECAUSE IT

INTRODUCED QUESTIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE ORDER. HOWEVER, THIS

IS ONE OF THE POINTS OF SUBSTANCE ON WHICH THE HOME OFFICE MAY

WISH TO CONSULT THEIR MINISTERS WHEN SUBMITTING THE DRAFT WHITE

PAPER FOR CLEARANCE.

PARAGRAPH 12 (PARA 2(1)9(B))

YOU HAVE NOT EXPLAINED WHY YOU OBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL VERSION

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