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Alignment of the Immigration Ordinance
with Article 24(2)(5) of the Basic Law
Article
24(2)(5) of the Basic Law
confers the
right of abode on persons under 21 years of age born in
Hong Kong of those residents listed in Article 24(2) (4)
before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region.
2.
As part of the process of aligning the existing
Immigration Ordinance with the Basic Law, the British side
wishes to clarify whether these persons will be able to
retain the right of abode in the HKSAR when they reach the
age of 21 without having to meet any further requirements.
Present Position
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the existing Immigration Ordinance, àā pērson
born in Hong Kong
is a British Dependent
Territories
citizen under the British Nationality Act 1981 and has the
right of abode in Hong Kong for life, if at the time of the
birth his father or mother has the right of abode in Hong
Kong or the status of unconditional stay here.
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