ZCZC
HMLNAN 3381
CONFIDENTIAL
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FM HOKON TO PEKIN
11053OZ NOV
GRS 250
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 1097
OF 11053OZ NOVEMBER 85
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PARA 3 OF FCO TELNO 1636: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED : ACCEPTABILITY OF BN (0) PASSPORTS.
MY TELNO 2426-9, 2449-51 TO FCO WHICH CONTAIN RECORDS OF INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND SELECTED CONSUL-GENERALS/COMMISSIONERS ARE REPEATED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION.
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2427
OF 060855Z NOVEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY CANBERRA
PARA. 3 OF YOUR TELNO 1636: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED : ACCEPTABILITY OF BN (0) PASPPORTS: AUSTRALIA.
IN INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER AND HIS TWO ASSISTANTS TODAY, THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER INDICATED. THAT SUBJECT TO A SATISFACTORY RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN (0) PASSPORTS BEING AGREED BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS, HE COULD SEE NO PROBLEMS OVER HIS GOVERNMENT ACCEPTING THE BN (0) PASSPORT. HIS STAFF ADDED THAT AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION MADE NO MENTION OF RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. ENTRY INTO AUSTRALIA WAS SUBJECT TO ISSUE OF ENTRY PERMITS ON ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA. ENTRY PERMITS WERE SUBJECT TO TRAVELLERS MEETING THE USUAL CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND TO THE TRAVELLER'S RETURNABILITY TO HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. PROVIDED THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT COULD BE SATISFIED THAT BN (0) PASSPORTS GUARANTEED RETURNABILITY, TTHE PRECISE WORDING OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT SHOULD NOT BE IMPORTANT.
2. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER ALSO SAID THAT AFTER THE PRCG HAD INDICATED AGREEMENT TO THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN (0) PASSPORT, THE COMMISSION MIGHT BE ABLE TO ISSUE A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT THE BN (0) PASSPORT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO AUSTRALIA.
3. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY STRESSED THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONER WERE INFORMAL AND OFF THE RECORD.
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 1096
OF 11053OZ NOVEMBER 85,