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Section XIV

14 Rights of Abode, Travel Documents, Immigration and Nationality

GD Branch Liaison Officer : PAS (GD) 2

Action

Target Completion Date

Early

a

Consider with FCO and Home Office the provisions in the draft Nationality Order in Council to provide for the acquisition of BN(0) status and measures to reduce statelessness;

b Consider changes to the Immigration

Ordinance so as to introduce the term "right of abode" and to bring the related provisions into line with section XIV*;

с

Consider arrangements for facilitating transition from C of I to SAR passports.

Medium Term

d

e

Consider with FCO measures to ensure international acceptance of BN (0) passports;

S for S/ S(GD)/ D of Imm/ Crown Solicitor

S for S/ Crown Solicitor/ D of Imm

S for S/ D of Imm

April 1986

End of 1986

S for S/

June 1987

D of Imm

Introduce necessary legislative amendments S for S/ to facilitate the issue of BN (0) passports D of Imm/ and new form of identity cards*;

f Arrange for the issue of BN (0) passports

and new generation permanent identity cards;

8

Following amendments of BNA, consider arrangements for negotiating VAA's before 1997*.

Crown Solicitor

S for S/ D of Imm

S for S/ PA/D of Imm

June 1987

June 1987

Long Term

h

Consider design and arrangements for issuing SAR passports to eligible Chinese Nationals after 1997*;

S for S/

D of Imm

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