TNAG-1385-FCO40-1833-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 284

CONFIDENTIAL

(A) A CHILD BORN AND REGISTERED OUTSIDE HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983 UNDER SECTION 7(1) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1942 (WHICH

PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE MINOR CHILDREN OF CITIZENS OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES) WHERE THE MOTHER WAS BORN IN

HONG KONG AND THE FATHER WAS AN ALIEN:

(B)

AN ALIEN WOMAN REGISTERD OUTSIDE HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY

1923 UNDER SECTION 6(2) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1942 (WHICH

PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE WIVES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES) ON THE BASIS OF HER MARRIAGE TO A CITIZEN

OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES BORN IN HONG KONG.'

(1) PARA. 14. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WERE IN THE FIFTHE SENTENCE

BE REPLACED BY 'ARE':

(J) PARA. 15. APART FROM ADDING 'OR HER AFTER 'HIS' IN THE SECOND

PART OF THE SECOND SENTENCE (PARA. 1(C) (IV) ABOVE), WE RECOMMEND THAT A COMMA BE ADDED AFTER 'OR HER', AND 'ONE OF HIS' BE REPLACED

BY EITHER':

(K) PARA. 16. WE RECOMMEND THAT A COMMA BE ADDED AFTER 'OR HAD AT

ANY TIME BEEN' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE:

(L) PARA. 17. WE ARE HAPPY WITH PARA. 17 AS DRAFTED BUT REMAIN

UNCLEAR AS TO WHY NATURALISATION DOES NOT NEED TO BE DEFINED FOR

THE SAME REASON AS REGISTRATION IS DEFINED, AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL

FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO

BE QUERIED BY THE PUBLIC:

(M) PARA. 21. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WORDING IN THE SECOND SENTENCE DE

REPLACED BY TERMS':

(N) PARA. 22. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WHO BE INSERTED BETWEEN 'AND'

AND SUBSEQUENTLY' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE. SEE MIPT ON MISS MARIA

TAM'S QUERY RELATING TO ARTICLE 4(3) REPORTED IN PARA. 5 OF FIFTH

TUR:

(0) PARA. 23. IF A COPY OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE 1981 ACT IS ANNEXED

TO THE WHITE PAPER AS RECOMMENDED BY EXCO MEMBERS, WE RECOMMEND

THAT '(ANNEX 4)' BE INSERTED AFTER 'SCHEDULE 6':

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(P)