CONFIDENTIAL
134774
MDLIAN 1931
CONFIDENTIAL
FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 15
OF 040705Z FEBRUARY 93
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MEETING WITH LIU, 4 FEBRUARY: BN (0) PASSPORTS
1.
I REMINDED LIU DURING THE JD NEGOTIATIONS BOTH SIDES HAD RECOGNISED THE NEED TO AVOID THE INCONVENIENCE AND DISRUPTION CAUSED BY A LAST MINUTE RUSH OF APPLICATIONS FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS BEFORE 1997. AMBASSADOR KE HAD REITERATED THE POINT AT JLG II IN NOVEMBER 1985.
2.
ACCORDINGLY HKG WOULD SHORTLY BE STEPPING UP ITS EFFORTS, THROUGH MEDIA PUBLICITY, TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING FOR A BNCO) PASSPORT. HKG WERE ALSO CONSIDERING WHAT OTHER MEASURES MIGHT BE TAKEN, FOR EXAMPLE THE INTRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF PHASED APPLICATION BY AGE GROUPS. ANY SYSTEM WOULD BE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. SPEAKING NOTE BY FAX.
LIU MADE NO COMMENT.
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