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British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990

To the Secretary of State for the Home Office

Annual Report on the British Nationality Scheme (7 November 1990 - 6 November 1991)

This report is submitted pursuant to Section 4 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990. All the provisions of the Act, except section 2(2) which relates to the loss of British Dependent Territories citizenship, came into force on 7 November 1990. This report covers the first year since the coming into force of the Act, i.e. from 7 November: 1990 to 6 November 1991, and deals with the following subjects -

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Legislation and related legal instruments

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(II)

Application period and response

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(III) Steering Committee

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(IV) Processing of applications

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35-37

Successful applicants

(VI) Safeguards

(VII) Impact of the Scheme

Legislation and related legal instruments

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Under section 1(1) of the Act, you shall register as British benefumes citizens 50,000 heads of households recommended by me under a scheme made and approved in accordance with Schedule. 1 to the Act. In accordance with

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