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Mr Robert Adley

Notices of Amendments: 7th June 1990

British Nationality (Hong Kong) Bill continued

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Page 1, line 22 [Clause 11. leave out any reason' and insert 'reasons.

Mr Robert Adley

Page 1, line 23 [Clause 1], leave out from 'Act' to end of line 24.

Mr Robert Adley

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Page 3, line 17 [Clause 5], at beginning insert 'Subject to section (1984 Joint

Agreement),'.

1984 Joint Agreement

Mr Robert Adley

To move the following Clause:-

NC 7

'The Secretary of State and the Governor of Hong Kong shall each take all reasonable steps to ensure that anything done by them is in accordance with the terms of the 1984 Joint Agreement between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the People's Republic of China, and evidence of the acceptance of the terms of this section by both Governments, shall be laid before both houses of Parliament before the Secretary of State makes any commencement Order under section 5(4) of this Act.'.

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

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Page 1, [Clause 1], leave out lines 6 to 8 and insert 'may register as British citizens

persons recommended to him by the Governor of Hong Kong as being-

(a), in the opinion of the Governer, likely to be in danger of reprisals for services

rendered to the Crown before 30th June 1997,

(b) liable to become stateless after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong

on 30th June 1997.'.

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

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Page 2. line 29 [Clause 3], leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Page 3, line 12 [Clause 51 leave out subsection (3).

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Page 4. line 2, leave out Schedule 1.

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