a new national status/for Hong Kong BDTC
passports/travel documents in the new status Kong BDTCs ;
for former Hong
consular protection in third Countries
før
persons holding
passports in/the new
status;
Y7.
an endorsement in British/passports/concerning holders right of abode in Hong Kong (see paragraph 13 above).
Bection
of Annex / I
In addition AFTER XXV to the Joint Declaration/on the future of Hong Kong, which is the main agreement on the subject of Hong Kong reached betweery the Government's of the United Kingdom and People's
Republic of China, among other things:
(a)
(b)
(c)
guarantees the continuation of fight of abode after 1997 for those who have it/before;
allows for residents of the future Hong Kong Special Administraite Region of the People's Republic of China to
use travel/documents issued by other states; and
guarantees the freedom of/travel for residents of the future Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Conclusion
16.
[new palo 16:
© to attached]
undstaken
The United Kingdom Government have gone to great lengths to provide a continuing form of British Nationality for those Hong Kong BD TC's who wish to remain British nationals and to continue to hold
and use a British passport after 1/July 1997. As a consequence of the agreements reached with the Government of the People's Republic
these wristie
and of China, the United Kingdom Government, will introduce the new status of British National (Overseas) on 1 July 1987. Passports in the new
status will also be
also issued with effect from that date. The status
is able to meet