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(P) PARA. 25. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'ANY'IN THE LAST SENTENCE BE

DELETED:

(Q) PARA. 26. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LAST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ: 'IT COVERS SUCH CHILDREN BOTH OF HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS WHO BY 1 JULY 1997 HAVE BECOME BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS), AND OF THOSE WHO FAIL TO ACQUIRE BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS AND WHO THEMSELVES BECOME BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS UNDER ARTICLE 6(1)':

(R) PARA. 27. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ: ARTICLE 6(3) AND 6(4) FULFILLS HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENTS TO GRANDCHILDREN, BORN AFTER 1 JULY 1997, OF FORMER HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS IF THE GRAND-

CHILDREN ARE BORN STATELESS':

(3) PARA. 29. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE '1981 ACT' BE REPLACED BY *BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981':

(T) PARA. 30. WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS PARA. BE AMENDED TO READ: 'ARTICLE 7(2) INCLUDES BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) IN THE CATEGORIES OF THOSE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS BRITISH CITIZENS UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981. THAT SECTION PROVIDES FOR BRITISH NATIONALS TO BE REGISTERED AS BRITISH CITIZENS ON THE GROUND OF RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OF CROWN

SERVICE':

(U) PARA. 32. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ ARTICLE 7(4) 7(12) ENCOMPASSES ALL THE OTHER AMENDMENTS WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1991 AND TO THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (FALKLAND ISLANDS) ACT 1983':

(V) PARA. 33. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'THE' BETWEEN 'TO' AND VARIOUS' AND 'OTHER' BETWEEN 'THE' AND ENACTMENTS' BE DELETED:

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(W) CONCLUSION. WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS PARA. BE NUMBERED, IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE TEXT.

3. THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE ORDER IN ARTICLE 1(1) OF THE

DRAFT ORDER, I.E. 1 JULY 1987, ARE STILL IN SQUARE BRACKETS IN

OUR DRAFT, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THE SQUARE BRACKETS

CAN NOW COME OUT.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARD ING MR WILSON

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COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MILLER, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE,

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

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