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(A) PARA. 7. NO REASON IS GIVEN FOR NOT INCLUDING OUR PROPOSED FINAL SENTENCE A SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE IN DUE COURSE'. AS WE DO WISH TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT AN ANNOUCEMENT ABOUT THESE ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE IN DUE COURSE, WE RECOMMEND THAT OUR PROPOSED LAST SENTENCE BE REINSTATED:

(E) PARA. 13. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE GRAMMAR OF THE SECOND SENTENCE IS INCORRECT. WE RECOMMEND THAT IT SHOULD END AFTER THE WORD QUALIFICATIONS', FOLLOWED BY A NEW SENTENCE BEGINNING 'EXAMPLES OF PERSONS WHO COME WITHIN ARTICLE 2(1)(C) ARE:-:

(C) ALSO ON PARA. 13. THE LAST SENTENCE IN SUB-PARA. (2) IS A NEW POINT AND SHOULD NOT FORM PART OF SUB-PARA. (2). IT SHOULD START ON A NEW LINE UNDER PARA. 13 (DO NOT INSET):

(D) PARA. 19. TO SET THE EXAMPLE IN SUB-PARA. (3) ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE RECOMMEND THAT SUB-PARA. (3) BE AMENDED TO BEGIN WITH WORDS 'A CHILD JOINTLY ADOPTED IN BERMUDA...'. ALSO WE RECOMMEND THAT THE WORDS OF SUCH A PERSON' IN THE SENTENCE BEGINNING 'EXAMPLES' DE DELETED:

(2) PARA, 27 FOR CLARITY WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO READ : ARTICLE 5(3) AND (4) FULFILL HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENTS TO GRANDCHILDREN BORN AFTER 1 JULY 1997 TO THE CHILDREN OF FORMER HONG KONG SDTCS IF THEY ARE BORN STATELESS.'

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