(2) In paragraph (1) above "registered" means registered as a British Dependent Territories citizen or, before 1 January 1983, as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
(3) A person born in Hong Kong on or after 1 January 1983 shall not be taken to have a connection with Hong Kong under paragraph (1)(a) above by virtue of his birth there unless, at the time of his birth, one of his parents was—
(a) settled in Hong Kong; or
(b) a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue of his having a con-
nection with Hong Kong as specified in this Article.
Loss of British Dependent Territories citizenship
3. Any person who, immediately before 1 July 1997-
(a) is a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue (wholly or partly) of
his having a connection with Hong Kong; and
(b) but for his having a connection with Hong Kong would not be a British Dependent Territories citizen, shall on that date cease to be such
a citizen.
Right to acquire new status of British National (Overseas)
4.--(1) On and after 1 July 1987 there shall be a new form of British nation- ality the holders of which shall be known as British Nationals (Overseas).
(2) Any person who is a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue (wholly or partly) of his having a connection with Hong Kong and who, but for his having a connection with Hong Kong, would not be such a citizen shall be entitled, before 1 July 1997 (or before the end of 1997 if born in that year before that date), to be registered as a British National (Overseas) and to hold or be included in a passport appropriate to that status.
(3) Any person who, having become a British National (Overseas) by virtue of paragraph (2) above, ceases at any time before 1 July 1997 to be a British Dependent Territories citizen shall at the same time cease to be a British National (Overseas).
Removal of Hong Kong from list of dependent territories
5. On and after 1 July 1997 the British Nationality Act 1981(*) shall have effect as if in Schedule 6 to that Act (British Dependent Territories) the words "Hong Kong" were omitted.
Provisions for reducing statelessness
6.—(1) Where a person ceases on 1 July 1997 by virtue of Article 3 to be a British Dependent Territories citizen and would, but for this paragraph, thereby be rendered stateless, he shall become on that date a British Overseas citizen.
(2) Where a person born on or after 1 July 1997 would, but for this paragraph, be born stateless, then, if at the time of the birth his father or mother is a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen by virtue of paragraph (1) above, he shall be a British Overseas citizen.
(a) 1981 c.61.
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