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2. Passport Format
a) You should be aware that in the Home Office view 1988 not
1987 will be the earliest date for issue of a common format/
machine readable passport. If this proves so, the traditional hard blue cover passports would be issued for BN (0) s until
common format passports are issued in the UK. We assume
that in this event you would wish to continue to issue family
passports over the initial period. Otherwise BN (0) status
would be the only category of British national denied this
right. We do not think the Chinese would regard this as
contrary to the terms of the Exchange of Memoranda.
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We shall keep you informed about the introduction of
the new format when a decision is taken on this point. For
the BN (0) we shall aim for a common EC format machine readable
lookalike as far as possible. The context is of course wider than Hong Kong and decisions will affect other British nationals. We doubt for instance that it will be possible to have "British Passport" on the cover of the BN (O) passport as there might
be some domestic reaction to its absence from the common
EC format issued to those who are UK nationals for EC purposes.
3. We have considered the complications posed by Hong Kong identity cards and the effect on the role of UK passport offices and consular
The best was furmand some be to drve posts overseas. We believe that the act of registration/obtaining a passport can be divorced from obtaining an identity card and with it a right of abode endorsement. UK offices and consular posts could therefore effect registration and issue BN (0) passports additionally they could offer to forward to Hong Kong applications for identity cards and to make suitable endorsements on the passports on return. We would be grateful for your views.
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