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DBJ 514

Hong Kong (British Nationality)

(Amendment) Order 1993

44.

Mc Burgess

MS Bames-Jones Mr. Hayward Ms. Brooks Mi. Giles

As you know from Simon Vickers' letter of 29 March and subsequent fax messages, the LegCo Sub-committee on Nationality discussed the BN(0)

The programme was not phased programme on 31 March. well received. There were objections in principle to it.

We have to reconsider options, even if it is only for the sake of dismissing them at the next

We will send a meeting of the Sub-committee.

We have been

telegram on the discussion shortly. approached by the press and the media several times

I attach a after the Sub-committee discussion. transcript of a radio interview of Simon Vickers for your information of the line we have been taking.

Meanwhile we have studied the second draft and our comments are as follows

HILD 348/

13 APR 1993

(1)

we have overlooked the Article 4(2) point that the cut-off days are meant for submission of applications only and not for formal registration. Registration should be able to take place after the relevant date, provided that BDTCs apply before the dates. If amended as proposed a person would only be entitled to be registered before the relevant date. I suggest amending this article by inserting the words 'and who applies on or before the relevant date' between 'such a citizen' and 'shall be entitled'

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