TNAG-2639-FCO40-3831-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-nationality-dependants-1992 — Page 111

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The answerin brief is "Yes"!

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Home Office advise that

"provided there is no suggestion that the Marriage was contracted in bad faith,

Cie. specifically

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What happens to the spouse of a British citizen

if he or she is deserted?

ald Home Sec comide using his discretion to allow entry for settlement: Adeguate

in order to take advantage of the

Home seci assurance) he undertaking

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fulfilled regardless of whether he manpage has intact

would be fulfilled

(or of who left whom or whatever)."

Mr Ricketts

PS/Lord Caithness

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FROM: J C Morris

p.w. Filepl. медр

Hong Kong Department

DATE: 24 January 1992

cc: Sir J Coles

Mr Bume

Mr, Cox

Miss Brooks,

Legal Advisers

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THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981: CHILDREN BORN BEFORE

1 JANUARY 1983

Problem

1.

Home Office officials have advised us that a further

letter from Lord Caithness to Mr Lloyd might help persuade him to recommend that the Home Secretary use his

discretion to register these children as British citizens

under Section 3 (1) of the BNA 1981.

Recommendation

I recommend that Lord Caithness write to Mr Lloyd on the

lines of the enclosed draft.

2.

Argument

3.

The Minister is familiar with the background to this issue. Dr C H Leong called on Mr Lloyd on 14 September. (I

attach a copy of the meeting record, kindly supplied by Home Office officals). Mr Lloyd showed himself to be

particularly sympathetic to Dr Leong's arguments and said he

was prepared to reconsider the idea of registration, subject

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