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YRTELNO 1788 OF 2 OCTOBER 1991: ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF HKBDTC'S AND BN (0)S
1. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR YOUR ADVICE ON THE PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE IN AN ORDER-IN-COUNCIL CUT-OFF DATES FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM HK BDTCS FOR REGISTRATION AS BN (0)S. AT THE
SAME TIME WE ARE CONSIDERING AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMME OF
'ADVISORY CALL-UP DATES'.
2. THIS WOULD BE A NON-STATUTORY PROGRAMME UNDER WHICH WE WOULD REMIND AND ADVISE HKBDTCS TO APPLY FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS BY AGE- GROUPS. WE SHOULD LIMIT THE PROGRAMME TO EXISTING BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS. IT WOULD NOT ADDRESS PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE BUT WHO HAVE NOT YET NATURALISED OR REGISTERED AS BDTCS.
3. BEFORE WE PROCEED FURTHER, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE ON THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE CUT-OFF DATES AND ON THE PROPOSAL IN OUR TELNO 3141 OF 8 OCTOBER 1991 TO
ALLOW PEOPLE TO HOLD BOTH BDTC AND BN (0) PASSPORTS AT THE SAME TIME.
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