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1. WE WERE STRUCK BY SIMON MURRAY'S REPORTED COMMENT IN PARA 6 OF TUR THAT THE LOW RESPONSE TO THE NATIONALITY SCHEME WAS PARTLY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S MISCONCEPTION THAT BRITISH PSSPORTS WERE JUST TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ARGUMENT BEFORE. DOES THIS MISCONCEPTION HAVE MUCH CURRENCY IN HONG KONG AND COULD IT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOW RESPONSE TO ANY SIGNIFICANT EXTENT? GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS.
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