THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 8, 1935.
6. When completed, the application should be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary.
7. The statements in the application and the references will be made the subject of independent enquiry directed by the Governor.
The applicant may be required to produce certificates. (if available) of her birth and marriage, and of the death of her husband (or documentary evidence of the dissolution of her marriage).
An applicant whose marriage was dissolved by a decree of divorce granted by a Court outside Hong Kong, should if she has not previously done so, submit the decree or a certified copy of it to the Colonial Secretary with her application, with a view to showing that the dissolution of the marriage would be recognized as valid by the Courts in Hong Kong.
8. The fee in respect of the grant of a certificate of naturalization is $3 which is not payable until an intimation is received that the certificate will be granted.
9. Other expense necessarily involved is the usual stamp duty on the statutory declaration.
10. When the certificate is granted, further instructions will be issued as to taking the Oath of Allegiance and its registration.
11. After an application has been submitted, the Colonial Secretary should be informed by letter of any material circumstance which occurs before a certificate is issued and which may affect the accuracy of the particulars represented in the application. A certificate, if granted, may
be revoked if it is afterwards found to have been obtained by false representations or by concealment of material
circumstances.
If the foregoing instructions are not closely and accurately observed, it may be necessary to return the application for amendment, involving delay and possibly additional expense.
N.B. As a general rule, an applicant must be resident in Hong Kong and must intend to continue to reside within His Majesty's dominions.
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