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is not sufficient simply to
connection with
be.
Article
in
a
It sets out
in which
a person may
all the Hong
refer in the Order to "a
Hong Kong" without defining what such a connection may
2 of the draft Order provides that definition.
convenient and logical format all the ways
have become connected with Hong Kong. It encompasses
Kong British Dependent Territories citizens listed in Annex 2 to the
White Paper, although as the White Paper explains, virtually all
such people
Hong Kong are citizens by birth, registration or
naturalisation there. It is possible, however, that a citizen
be able to
trace this connection through a number of the
circumstances set out in Article 2 and in the more detailed Annex 2.
While the categories in Article 2
satisfactory for legislative
purposes, the greater detail given in Annex 2 is in tended to help
people find out whether they do come with in the Order by matching
their particular circumstances with those
in
in
2 are
the list.
may
10.
Article 2
and Article 3 are designed to be re ad together.
Article 2 defines connection with Hong Kong for the purposes of the
Order: Article 3 provides that anyone who is a British Dependent
Territories citizen by virtue of such a
such a citizen on 1 July 1997.
connection shal1 cease to be
11.
in which the new
Article 4 sets out the way
status of British
National (Overseas) may be acquired by those who will cease to be
British Dependent Territories citizens in 1997. The terms of the UK
Memorandum associated with the Joint Declaration provide that this
status will be acquired by such persons only if they hold or are
included in a passport showing the new status issued before 1 July
1997 or before the end of 1997 in the
case of person s born in the
Under the terms
of
agreement
after 30
first six months of that
therefore it will not be
June 1997.
year.
transmitted to
descendants
the
born
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