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the public.
Accordingly they could see no objection to
HMG's amendment being proposed for the Committee Stage
of the Bill. Members had no comments on the other
amendments noted in the memorandum. The Governor said
he had detected a feeling amongst MPs
that if an amendment was to be introduced by HMG, it was
better this should be done in the Committee Stage of the
Commons rather than in the Lords. Members agreed.
that in London he had
Redacted Under FOI
XA21
Exemption Sec 27(1)(a)(c)(d)
BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS
remarked on recent reports
reports that
་
it would not be possible to state in
in the new passports
issued to British Nationals (Overseas) that the
that the holder
had the right of abode in Hong Kong.
This seemed to be
at variance with the position agreed with the Chinese,
set out in Section XIV to Annex I of the Joint
Declaration. This said "residents of the
Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region may use travel documents
of the
issued by
by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Government, ΟΙ by other competent authorities
People's Republic of China, or of other states. Holders
of permanent identity cards. of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region may have this fact stated in their
travel documents as evidence that the holders have the
right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region." The Secretary (General Duties) explained that