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bocause tao passport must describe the citizenship status“ accurately. A similar proposal, for long for people to be able to describe themselves as "British/Hong Kon in immigration forms etc, might be acceptable, but could not be officially endorsed by PMG.
Visa and Entry Certificate requirements
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Hong Kong is concerned that foreign Governments will take advantage of the Bill to impose new or stricter visa require- ments on Hong Kong passport holders. We have said that wo will intervene if this happens and will po
seek to use the opportunitada to try and persuade some foreign governments eg, the West Germans, to remove or reduce their requirements. This is not of course a matter for the Home Secretary but ar allied point is Hong Fong's roquest for entry certificates to to the UC (for selected heatwing visitors from Hong Kong) to be grantoil for 4 years rather than the present maximum of 2. This whe. mentioned o bore
on, who instructed that the FCO should press the Home 0?ice on rac point. has already written to the Tomo Gcn.
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10 February 1981
RD Clipe
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Hong Kong & General Dept.