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The Hong Kong (British Nationality) (Amendment) Order 1993 which took effect on 21 July prescribes cut-off dates, by age group, for the acquisition of BN (0) status by British Dependent Territory Citizens (BDTCs) with a Hong Kong connection. Order was introduced to enable the Hong Kong Immigration Department to process all applications before their power to do so ceases on 1 July 1997. At present just over 760,000 people have BN (0) passports, out of an estimated 3.6 million eligible for BN (0) status.

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The Order in Council for the second tranche of the Selection Scheme was approved in July and comes into force on 3 January 1994. The Order provides for the allocation of the remaining 11,500 places in the scheme. The Order aims to facilitate this by transferring places from categories which have proved undersubscribed to groups where they will be used. Any transfers will take place in a one-off exercise on a date to be specified by the Governor.

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