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These Regulations amend the Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 1982 by extending the provisions for the registration of births to those born after 1st July 1997 who acquire British Overseas citizenship at birth by virtue of the provisions to reduce statelessness contained in the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986. They also make provision for the registration of deaths of British National (Overseas) citizens.