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INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA, PEKING
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NATIONALITY: BN(0)
1.
BENSON, MINISTER, AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, HAS GIVEN
US A LIST OF QUESTIONS WHICH HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ASK BY THE
CANBERRA AUTHORITIES. APPARENTLY THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION IN
HONG KONG WILL RAISE THE SAME QUESTIONS WITH YOU. WE SHOULD
CO-ORDINATE OUR REPLIES.
2.
THE QUESTIONS WITH OUR SUGGESTED REPLIES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY VIEWS.
(A)
IF SO,
Q. WILL BN(0) PASSPORTS BE ACCEPTED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES FOR RETURN TO THE SAR BEFORE AND AFTER 1997?
WILL THAT RIGHT OF RETURN BE AUTOMATIC OR WILL ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS BE IMPOSED EG HOLDING A VISA, IDENTITY CARD OR PRC
PASSPORT?
A. YES, AFTER 1997 (BEFORE 1997 THE QUESTION DOES NOT ARISE
) SECTION XIV OF ANNEX I TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON
THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG MAKES CLEAR THAT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TRAVELLING TO AND FROM THE HONG KONG SAR RESIDENTS OF THE
HONG KONG SAR MAY USE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY OTHER STATES.
RESIDENTS OF THE HONG KONG SAR WITH RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE SAR WILL
HOLD PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS AS EVIDENCE OF THAT RIGHT. BN(0)
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