TNAG-2936-FCO40-4211-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 80

Item

Chapter/Appendix

7

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Proposed amendment

12.

Appendix 27

Add

new paragraph 17 to Appendix 27 as

follows:

"LATE APPLICATIONS FOR BN (0) REGISTRATION

Under Article 4(4) of the Hong Kong (British

Nationality) Order 1986, an

application for

registration

as BN(0) made after the relevant

final date may be accepted if the applicant can

show that there are special

circumstances

justifying his being so registered and provide

documentary evidence.

which provides

A special circumstance may be taken as one

good reason for the

applicant's failure in applying in time. The

following special circumstances in respect of

late applicants are normally considered as

acceptable reasons justifying acceptance of

the applications :

(a) Overseas travels on or immediately before

their respective cut-off dates;