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Mr Galsworthy. HKD Mr Grainger, Legal
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ISSUE OF PASSPORTS TO BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS) IN HONG KONG
PROBLEM
1. How should the fees collected for the issue of
passports to British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(0)s)
in Hong Kong between 1 July 1987 and 30 June 1997
be allocated and who should bear the administrative
cost of issuing the passports?
RECOMMENDATION
2. I recommend that the consular fees collected
for passports issued to BN(0)s in Hong Kong by the
Governor (acting as agent for the Secretary of State)
should be retained in full by the Government of Hong
Kong and that the latter should bear all the staffing
and administrative charges connected with the issue of
the passports, including the cost of the blank passports.
The Treasury have agreed to this exceptional arrange-
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Hong Kong Department,
ment in relation to consular fees.
Cinsuer Dapt
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Finance Department, and Legal Advisers agree.
BACKGROUND
3. In Dependent Territories generally the Governor
exercises the Royal Prerogative in the issue of passports
the name of the dependent territory is printed on the