TNAG-2633-FCO40-3824-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-Nationality-(Hong-K-1992 — Page 72

CONFIDENTIAL

British Nationality Scheme

Arrangements for second phase

Summary of recommendations

Paper No. HK 1/92

Serial

No.

Subject

Commencement of second

1

phase

Existing provision

Direction made by the Secretary of

State on 7.11.90 under Section

1(3) of the British Nationality

(Hong Kong) Act 1990 (hereafter the 1990 Act)

Recommendation

The British Nationality

Scheme (BNS) should operate

in no more than 2 phases.

The second (and last) phase

should begin on 3.1.94 and

end on 30.6.97.

Enclosure

HK 2/92

2

Nationality requirement-

Specifying a new cut-off

date for application for

naturalisation as BDTCS

Para.4(2) of Schedule 1 to the

1990 Act

A new cut-off date should be

specified for non-BUTCS who

are interested in the Scheme to apply for naturalisation

as such citizens before the

commencement of the second

phase.

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