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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

852 521 7058

P.04

objections.

A

principal

will

enjoy

beneficiary

transmissibility rights (as a

British Citizen otherwise then by descent) and a secondary beneficiary (who will be a British Citizen by descent). We have concluded that the couple should be given a choice to determine themselves who will be the principal beneficiary. We suggest that the determination of the principal beneficiary for all categories should be left to the choice of the applicants at the point of application. The choice will be

irreversible once exercised.

9.

the

In cases where the couple do not make a choice in the application form, the principal beneficiary will be one scoring a higher percentile position within his/her In cases where both husband and wife succeed

Sensitive Service Scheme and where they cannot agreed choice, whoever is more senior in terms of seniority will be determined as the principal

"queue".

under the

reach an

rank and

beneficiary.

Cut-off date for C of I holders under the SSS (para. 6 of

notes)

10.

In our recent meeting, we briefly touched on the question of cut-off date for C of I holders eligible under the Sensitive Service Scheme after the first invitation of applications. Having given more thought to this issue, I

suggest that after the first tranche, only those who are or have acquired underlying British nationality at the time of their application under the scheme should be eligible to apply. Thus, for a C of I holder eligible under the SSS, he would still be able to apply for British citizenship at a time closer to 1997, provided that by that time he has been naturalised as a BDTC(HK).

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