4. TA KUNG PAO, ONE OF THE LEADING LEFT-WING DAILIES, SAID IT WAS PERFECTLY WITHIN THE POWER OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO GRANT BN (0) PASSPORT HOLDERS FREE ENTRY INTO THE UK BECAUSE THIS HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION AND DID NOT INVOLVE LONG NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THIRD COUNTRIES. IT QUESTIONED THE USEFULNESS OF THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT IN THIRD COUNTRIES IF THE HOLDER WAS NOT ALLOWED FREE ENTRY INTO THE ISSUING COUNTRY. THE PAPER ALSO SUPPORTED THE UNOFFICIALS' URGE THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE
IN THE UK TO ETHNIC MINORITIES IN HK. IT CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS TIME
FOR BRITAIN TO HONOUR ITS MORAL OBLIGATION TO HK BY ACCEPTING THE UNOFFICIALS' REQUESTS.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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