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17.
as it did not include
acceptable to the Chinese.
'Hong Kong', it might
be
3.
if
Mr A.J. Carter asked how the formula,
agreed, should appear against 'National Status' in
in the
new passports. At present, this read 'British', with
'British Dependent Territories Citizen (Hong Kong)'
underneath. Members agreed that the status should read
simply 'British National: Overseas'.
4.
The Governor said he would now seek the
Secretary of State's view on this recommendation. He
proposed also to recommend that he should consult UMELCO
on the formula on a
confidential basis as a test of
whether it would be likely to be acceptable to the
community as a whole.
Thereafter, the next step would
Redacted Under FOI Exemption Sec 27(1)(a)(c)(d)
be to try it on the Chinese.
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Exemptions Sec 40(2) and 41
5.
asked whether the new passport
would state the right of abode. Mr A.J. Carter
explained that the passport would state that the holder
bad a permanent ID card number 'X' issued by the SAR
Government. The ID card itself would state that the
holder had the
opportunity for including the right of abode on the ID
card would first arise in 1989 when the first batch of
current new ID cards would be ready for renewal.
right of abode in the SAR.
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