MTHAKH (6)
There have been
and as freely as they did using BDTC passports. occasional hiccups in certain foreign countries, but these have largely been to bureaucratic confusion and have been smoothed over.
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In Hong Kong there is naturally great interest in the international acceptability of the new passport. Following initial problems with the proportion of people applying for BN (O) passports against those applying for BDTC passports fell rapidly from about 45% of the total in July 1987 to about 12% of applications by
mid-August 1987. Latest figures show a 16% preference for BN (0) passports. As people begin to travel more widely on the BN (0) passport, we hope that confidence in the documents will pick up.
Hong Kong Department