894A
AFT LETTER
ADDRESSEE'S REFERENCE
TO
The Lord Geddes
House of Lords
LONDON
SW1A OAA
GP/85 1/6/10
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LETTER DRAFTED FOR SIGNATURE BY
Lord Glenarthur
(NAME OF SIGNATORY)
In the course of the debate on 20 January on the nationality provisions of the
Hong Kong Act 1985 I undertook to write to you on the passport questions you
raised.
You asked:
a) why could not the individual hold a BN (0) and BDTC passport
concurrently since it might at least allow the holder to test the
international acceptability of the BN (0) passport without putting his
journey at risk;
b) was it not a curious situation where the individual was barred from
holding a passport in one status because he was encouraged to hold one
recording another status; and
S 536
H.O. EST. 112
/c) what would
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