9.
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BDTC passports currently held by Hong Kong people will
valid until their date of expiry remain fully valid until
or until
they are handed in on application for a BN (0) passport. NO BDTC passport issued to a Hong Kong BDTC from 1 July 1987 will be valid beyond 30 June 1997. Such passports issued in Hong Kong until that date will continue to be issued by
the Governor.
RETURNABILITY TO HONG KONG
10. The British Government have agreed with the Chinese
Government that the passports of BN (0)s will be endorsed as
follows:
"The holder of this passport has Hong Kong
permanent identity card number (xyz) which
states that the holder has the right of abode in
Hong Kong."
*
This endorsement will guarantee the holder's returnability to Hong Kong, both before and after 1 July 1997. BN (0) s
will in fact have
have exactly the same returnability to Hong
Kong as BDTCs from the territory. It has been agreed
between the British and Chinese Governments that the
permanent identity cards. referred to in this
this endorsement
issued by the Hong Kong Government up to 30 June 1997 will
continue to be used after that date until replaced by
permanent identity
issued by the Special
cards
Administrative Region Government and that such replacements
will bear the same number.
NUMBERS
11. There are currently about three and a quarter million
Hong Kong BDTCS of whom just over one million hold
passports in that status. All Hong Kong BDTCs will be
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