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6. A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) WILL BE ENTITLED TO HOLD A
BRITISH PASSPORT. HE WILL ALSO HAVE AN ENTITLEMENT TO FULL
BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION AND SERVICES WHEN TRAVELLING OR
RESIDING ABROAD (ALTHOUGH NOT TO CONSULAR PROTECTION IN THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IF HE IS REGARDED BY THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT AS A CHINESE NATIONAL OR IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY OF WHICH
HE IS REGARDED AS A NATIONAL). HE WILL ALSO BE EXEMPT UNDER THE
UK IMMIGRATION RULES FROM ANY REQUIREMENT TO HOLD AN ENTRY
CERTIFICATE OR VISA TO VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS ARE BDTCS
NOW.
(THE PASSPORT WILL CARRY AN ENDORSEMENT CONFIRMING THIS.) IN ADDITION, A BN(0) WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG
(SEE PARAGRAPH 10 BELOW).
PASSPORTS
7.
THE ISSSUE OF PASSPORTS ENDORSED WITH THE NEW STATUS WILL
COMMENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STATUS ON 1 JULY 1987.
8.
TO ENSURE CONTINUITY AFTER 1997 PASSPORTS ISSUED TO
BN(O)S IN HONG KONG, AS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AT OVERSEAS
POSTS, WILL BE ISSUED BY HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SECRETARY OF
STATE. (PASSPORTS ISSUED IN HONG KONG TO BDTCS, BEING ISSUED BY
THE GOVERNOR, WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CONTINUED USE AFTER 30 JUNE 1997.) PASSPORTS ISSUED TO BN(0)S WILL HAVE THE SAME 10 YEAR
CYCLE OF VALIDITY AS OTHER BRITISH PASSPORTS.
9.
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BDTC PASSPORTS CURRENTLY HELD BY HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL
REMAIN FULLY VALID UNTIL THEIR DATE OF EXPIRY 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:
QUOTE 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. UNQUOTE
THIS ENDORSEMENT WILL GUARANTEE THE HOLDER'S RETURNABILITY TO
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