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02-MAR-1990

19:54

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

PROBLEM

COPDENTAL

852 521 7058

P.60

Appendix VI

UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE

ELIGIBILITY OF OTHER BRITISH RASSPORT HOLDERS

To consider whether non-BDTC British passport holders have to be naturalised as BDTCs first before they can benefit under the UK Nationality Package.

RECOMMENDATION

2.

required

It is

to

naturalise

ออ

BDTCS before

being

recommended that these people should not be qualified for application under the UK Nationality Package, provided that they any limitation of stay in Hong Kong at the

are not subject to time of application.

JUSTIFICATIONS

3.

local people

contribute

they

Nationality Package is designed to rotain key

can continue that

and prosperity of

The UK

in

Hong

Kong

So

to the

success

to

the territory.

Though it is primarily aimed at benefiting HKBDTCs and BNOS, other permanent Hong Kong residents should not be barred from applying if they fulfil certain conditions. Thus, it has been decided that Hong Kong Certificate of Identity (C of I) holders

if apply

for their applications naturalisation as BDTCS before a cut-off date and the grant of British citizenship will be conditioned upon their acquisition

may

they

have submitted

uf BDTCship by naturalisation.

COMPRENTAL