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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-nationality-hong-kong-registration-of-citizens-regulations-1990/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2211",
  "legislation_title": "The British Nationality (Hong Kong) (Registration of Citizens) Regulations 1990",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations contain provisions relating to the registration as British citizens by the Secretary of State of up to 50,000 persons recommended to him for that purpose by the Governor of Hong Kong under section 1(1) of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990. Provision is made in relation to the notification of decisions (regulation 3), the taking of oaths of allegiance (regulation 4) and the certification of documents as true copies for the purpose of their production as evidence (regulation 5).",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2211/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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