TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 283

SPECIFIC

2. (4) PARA. 1. WE RECOMMEND THAT, FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC, PARAS. 1 AND 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE HONG KONG ACT BE ANNEYED TO THE WHITE PAPER AS ANNEX 1. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS AGREED, '(ANNEX 1)' SHOULD BE INSERTED AFTER 'PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT' THE PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF PARA. 1, AND THE EXISTING ANNEXES 1 AND 2 WILL HAVE TO BE RE-NUNDERED ACCORDINGLY:

1

(D) PARA. 2. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF AMBIGUITY, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FOURTH SENTENCE BE REVISED TO READ ORDERS MADE UNDER THE AFFIRMATIVE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE REQUIRE PARLIAMENT'S POSITIVE APPROVAL, ...', ANS 'TO DE MADE IN THIS WAY! COULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THE PROCEDURE ALLOWING FOR MORE EXTENDED PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OR THE AFFIRMATIVE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE:

(C) PARA. 4. THE GRAMMAR OF THE SECOND PART OF THE SECOND SENTENCE IS NOT RIGHT. WE RECOMMEND THAT NOR WILL IT BE REPLACED BY

AND IT WILL NOT':

(D) PARA. 5. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'GENERATIONS' BE REPLACED BY

*GENERATION':

(-) PARA. 10. THE CROSS-REFERENCE 'SEE PARAGRAPH DELOW IN BRACKETS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE DOLS HOT SEEM ADEQUATE AS IT STANDS. IN OUR VIEW IF THE CROSS-REFERENCE IS MEANT TO EXPLAIN THE CLAUSE BEGINNING WITH 'UNLESS', WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CROSS-REFERENCE BE RE-POSITIONED TO FOLLOW ANOTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORY, AND '12' BE INSERTED BETWEEN 'PARAGRAPH' AND 'BELOW':

1

(F) PARA. 11. FOR CONSISTENCY AN NEWBORN INFANT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NEWBORN INFANTS'. ALSO, WE SUGGEST THAT THE EXPRESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ORDER', APPEARING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THIS PARAGRAPH IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE, BE OMITTED AS THE REPETITION IS SOMETHING OF AN OVERKILL:

•

(G) PARA. 12. TO AVOID REPEATING THE WORD 'PROVISION' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE, WE RECOMMEND THAT 'PROVISION' AFTER 'THIS' BE DELETED. ALSO WE RECOMMEND THAT 'SECTION 15(5) OF BE INSERTED BETWEEN 'UNDER' AND THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1271' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE: AND THE WORDS 'FROM THIS PROVISION' IN THE THIRD SENTENCE BE

DELETED:

(H) PARA. 13. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN SUB-PARAS. (A) AND (D) WHICH ARE RATHER DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW AND TO EXPLAIN TO THE LAYMAN DE REPLACED PY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES BASED ON ACTUAL CASES IN HONG KONG AND WHICH ARE MORE COMMON

-2-

CONFIDENTIAL

7"(A)