24 MAY
89 23:27
FROM COI TECH RADIO
TRANSCRIPT J: SELECT COMMITTEE RE HONG KONG
24 MAY 1989
MR. DENNIS CANAVAN (CONTD):
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Could any amendment at all
even an amendment of
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less effect be made to the Order in Council by means of
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delegated legislation?
MR. TIX RENTON:
I think that the problem here is that a further Order could be made, but it would have to be broadly
similar to the first one.
in terms for
to a
If you were going beyond that, I mean example of giving right to settle, right of abode, large number of BDTCS currently in Hong Kong, we take the view that secondary legislation would not be acceptable to the House; that even if it was technically feasible, it
would actually require primary legislation.
were
I would add, if I may, as a rider,
we do not
actually believe it is technically feasible but even if it
as a device, I do not think that the House would accept it because it would be such a very substantial change to the British Nationality Act.
MR. DENNIS CANAVAN:
What about an amendment allowing right of
readmission,
as advocated by AXELCO?
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