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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 8, 1935.

SERVICE UNDER THE CROWN. PERSONS IN EITHER OF THESE CLASSES SHOULD APPLY ΤΟ THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Where the certificate sought comes within one of the following exceptional classes, viz., Certificates of Naturaliza- tion which the Governor is empowered to grant————

(a) to a person with respect to whose nationality as a British subject a doubt exists (Section 4 of the Act); (b) to minors, in special cases (Section 5 of the Act); and (c) to persons who have been naturalized in Hong Kong prior to the 7th of August, 1914 (Section 6 of the Act),

these Instructions are subject to modifications, of which particulars will be furnished by the Colonial Secretary in appropriate cases.

The Act requires an applicant to satisfy the Governor- (a) that he has resided in His Majesty's dominions for not less than five years in the following manner, that is to say, for one year immediately preceding the application in Hong Kong, and for an additional period of four years within the last eight years before the application either in Hong Kong or in some other part of His Majesty's dominions;

(b) that he is of good character and has an adequate

knowledge of the English language; and

(c) that he intends, if his application is granted, either to reside in His Majesty's dominions or to serve under the Crown.

1. An application for the grant of a Certificate of Naturalization should be addressed to the Governor on the appropriate form.

Forms of application may be obtained from the Colonial Secretary's Office on payment of the sum of one dollar.

2. The application should include the following, parti- culars:

Full original name;

Frivate address;

Occupation and business address;

Date and place of birth;

Nationality at birth;

Full names and nationality of parents, and their

address (if living);

Whether single, married, a widower, a widow, or

divorced from wife/husband;

and, in addition, where applicable, details of:-

Any previous application for naturalization; Any change of name, or any other name used for

private or business purposes;

Any change of nationality since birth, with a state- ment of the circumstances in which the change occurred;