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5.

The United

29 March

(reference

made

3 (a)

1966.

ratified the Convention on

Kingdom

The

ratification

included Hong Kong

at Annex B), On ratification the United Kingdom

.

declaration in accordance with Article 8, paragraph

ОЁ the Convention (text at Annex C). Under Article

to any State

16, the

Convention

is open for accession

Member of the United Nations.

Benefits

6.

Statelessness is a most undesirable condition, the

reduce and eliminate.

future stability and

undermined

the well

i f

incidence of which the United Nations has long sought to

Public confidence in Hong Kong's

prosperity could be seriously its population were to become concerned that

established rules on this subject were no longer By contrast, the continued application of this Convention will provide a significant assurance that no

person will become stateless as a result of the restoration

of Hong

Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997.

to apply.

Proposals

7.

should

The British

side proposes that the

Convention

continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 30 June

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