TNAG-2944-FCO40-4220-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-dependants-wives-and-widow-1993 — Page 121

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7.

The discretions that can be exercised are

only

within the parameters of the specific sections of the Act

on naturalisation and registration. The provisions tor

registration as a British citizen under Section 4 (5) and

for naturalisation under Section 6(2) are at enclosure (2)

(1) for your reference

Section 4(5) requires the

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individual's own Crown service and Section 6(2) requires

the husband to be in Crown Service and to have been

recruited for such service in the UK. The wives and

widows are not eligible as a group under those

provisions, We intend to look at each individual case in

detail again, though, since they have been considered

past,

several times in the , it must be unlikely that any

will qualify.

NOLE (1) :

There used to be a third possibility under

Section 8 In those cases where an

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ex-serviceman had become a British citizen

(BC) before 1983, the wite or widow could

apply for registration as a BC by virtue of

marriage in the five years after

commencement of the British Nationalicy Act

1981 i.

e

from 1983-1988.

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However, since

the five years stipulated in that Section

has now passed,

this provision cannot be

made use of now.

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