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BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME -

KEY LEGAL PROVISIONS

British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990

- section 1(1): scheme limited to 50 000 households

- section 1(2): scheme expires on 1 July 1997

- section 1(3): scheme to be in phases regulated by Home Secretary's

direction

- section 1(5): Home Secretary and Governor's powers not subject to

appeal

- section 2(2): dual BDTC and BCship up to a date to be determined by HS

section 3(3): appointment of a Steering Committee

section 4 annual report to Home Secretary

- Schedule 1

- Schedule 2

framework of selection scheme and general eligibility

registration of spouses and minor children

BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) (SELECTION SCHEME) ORDER

1990

- article 4

: four classes of applicants

- article 5

quotas for the four classes

- article 9

points system

- article 10

calculation of quotas under GOC by formula

- article 11

setting the points profile for age

- article 12: experience points for managers based on average earnings

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