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PRIORITY CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 2102021
CONFIDENTIAL
For CONWIDENTIAL
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HKK 18/10
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1995 OF 21ST NOVEMBER, 1972. INFO PRIORITY
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO 1924.
FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH PROVIDES MATERIAL TO REPLY TO THE ONE
QUESTION DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20 NOVEMBER,
2. THE ONLY HONG KONG TRAVEL DOCUMENT FROM WHICH THE TERM 'COLONY''
HAS BEEN REMOVED RECENTLY IS THE MULTIPLE RE-ENTRY PERMIT ISSUED
TO TRAVELLERS BETWEEN HONG KONG, CHINA AND MACAU, THIS DOCUMENT WAS ENTITLED ''PERMIT TO RE-ENTER THE COLONY OF HONG KONG UNTIL
ABOUT OCTOBER 1971 WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF A
ROUTINE RE-PRINTING TO RE-TITLE IT ''HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMIT?'
THE BROUGHT THEWORDING INTO LINE WITH OTHER HONG KONG TRAVEL
DOCUMENTS. NO RECENT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE WORDING OF
HONG KONG PASSPORTS AND IMMIGRATION STAMPS, NONE OF WHICH CONTAIN
THE WORD **COLONY**
FCO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON,
MACLEHOSE
FILES
HKI OD
PARLIAMENTARY UNIT
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON