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immigration and Nationality Department
Nationality Office 3rd Floor India Buildings Water Street Liverpool L2 0QN Telephone 051-236 4723
ME OFFICE
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P.2/2
Ms D Barnes-Jones
Hong Kong Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Your reference
Our reference/87 387/0/7
Date
5 March 1993
Dear Debbie,
BN(0) Passport Application Forms
Thank you for copying to me Ingrid Ho's letter of 18 February, which I suggested should also be copied to Mr Hayzelden at the Passport Agency.
I agree that paragraph (a) should be deleted. I am also broadly content with the first of the possible revisions of paragraph (b). I see no need to raise consular protection/travel outside China questions.
One could mention the availability of BOC for those who would otherwise be stateless by replacing the second sentence of paragraph (b) with the following:
"You may, however, retain British nationality beyond this date by applying for a BN(0) passport before the dates specified in the (Order in Council). Any BDTC who does not apply for BN (0) status and would otherwise become stateless on 1 July 1997 will automatically become a British Overseas Citizen.'
Hong Kong might like to consider this.
Yours sincerely
Clins.
CJ KELLY
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Mr J Hayzelden Mr Ronchetti
Passport Agency
NTCD