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NOTE FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

DRY BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME

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Mr Xicul MIST Marker

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INTRODUCTION

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The purpose of present position on the British nationality scheme. It explains the legislative framework of the scheme, the selection systems embodied in it and the way ahead towards implementation.

this memorandum is to inform Members 10

BACKGROUND

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On 3 April 1990, Members considered memorandum XCX (90) 33 which summarised the design and composition of the British nationality scheme. A copy of that Memorandum is at On 19 June 1990, Members were briefed by the Director of Administration on the progress of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Bill 1990 through Parliament.

Annex

A.

As expected, the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 July 1990.

A copy of the Act is at Annex B. The Act enables the Secretary of State to register as British citizens up to 50,000 persons and their dependents in Hong Kong, without requiring them to settle in the UK.

Schedule 1 to the Act sets out the framework of the selection scheme. registration of the spouses and successful applicants. legislation would be enacted to

The Act

Schedule 2 deals with the dependent children of the

envisages that secondary

provide for the selection

systems and implementation procedures in detail.

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Since

the passage of the Act, the Administration has been working closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office on the following pieces of subsidiary legislation and related instruments -

(a) British

Nationality

(Hong

Kong)

(Recommendations for Citizenship) Regulations

1990;

British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Registration of Citizens) Regulations 1990;

(b)

(c)

the

British Nationality

Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 1990;

(Miscellaneous

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