TNAG-2630-FCO40-3821-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1992 — Page 31

GOVERMENT USE HONG KONG.

TUE 17 NOV 92 09:50

PG.04

(a)

(b)

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we seek an Order in Council, imposing cut-off dates for registration of BDTCs

as BN (0)8 and for registration/

naturalization as BDTCs;

the Order in Council should give us the discretion to approve late applications where applicants are naturalized as

BDTCs during or after their call-up

phase or can show other reasonable excuse for missing their cut-off dates;

(c)

following (a), we should launch a phased programme for registering BDTCs as

BN (0)s, inviting people to come forward by age group from mid-1993;

(d)

publicity should be relatively "low-key"

but adequate to ensure that all eligible

people are aware of these arrangements.