DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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HONG KONG: BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS): FACILITATING
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1987.
The Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 was
made on 5 June 1986 and will come into effect on 1 July
Under the Order, British Dependent Territories
citizens (BDTCS) who derive their citizenship from a
connection with Hong Kong will cease to be BDTCs from 1
July 1997. In addition, one of the main provisions of
the Order is to create а new category of British
nationality, namely British National
National (Overseas) (BN(0)).
This new status may be
status may be acquired between 1 July 1987 and
30 June 1997 (or before the end of 1997 by persons born
in that year before 1 July) by BDTCs who derive their
citizenship from a connection with Hong Kong. The status
of BN (0), which may be retained for life, will carry the
same rights as those currently held by Hong Kong BDTCs
transmissible to future
except that it will not be
generations.
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