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WHICH EXPLAINS THE REASONING.

YOUR VERSION DOES NOT. ALTHOUGH

AT THIS STAGE WE HAVE ADOPTED YOUR VERSION WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL

TO KNOW WHY YOU WOULD PREFER THE EXPLANATION NOT TO BE GIVEN.

PARAGRAPH 13 (PARA 2(K))

SOME REFERENCE TO NATURALISATION SEEMS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO

EXPLAIN WHY THE ORDER IS CONCERNED ONLY WITH REGISTRATION OUTSIDE

HONG KONG. SOME EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN GIVEN AS REQUESTED.

PARAGRAPH 14 (PARA 2(L))

ON REFLECTION THERE SEEMS NO COMPELLING REASON TO HIGHLIGHT THIS

PARTICULAR SUB-PROVISION OF ARTICLE 2(1)(C). IT HAS THEREFORE

BEEN DELETED FROM THIS VERSION.

PARAGRAPH 15 (NEW 14)

THIS PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY REVISED TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO

NON-BDTCS SETTLED IN HONG KONG.

PARAGRAPH 18 (NEW 17)

IT MIGHT HELP TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR IF ARTICLE 2(2) INCLUDED

NATURALISATION.

PARAGRAPH 19 (NEW 18)

WE HAVE REVISED THE FIRST SENTENCE TO ACCORD MORE CLOSELY WITH

WHAT ARTICLE 2(3) ACTUALLY SAYS.

PARAGRAPH 20 (NEW 19) (PARA 2(Q))

EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN GIVEN AS REQUESTED.

PARAGRAPH 22 (NEW 21) (PARA 2(S))

YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN UP. WE SHOULD BE

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EXPLAIN WHY YOU OBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL

WORDING.

PARAGRAPH 23 (NEW 22) (PARA 2(T))

YOUR PROPOSED VERSION MERELY SAYS IN DIFFERENT WORDS WHAT ARTICLE

4(3) SAYS. THE ORIGINAL WORDING EXPLAINS WHY IT SAYS IT AND HAS

THEREFORE BEEN RETAINED. AGAIN WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHY

YOU OBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL EXPLANATION OF THE ARTICLE.

PARAGRAPH 25 (NEW 24) (PARA 2(U))

AN EXPLANATION OF SECTIONS 17(2) AND (3) OF THE BNA 1981 IS NOW

INCLUDED.

PARAGRAPH 26 (NEW 25) (PARA 2(V))

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