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15 June 1993
CJ Kelly Esq
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Immigration and Nationality Department
Nationality Division
3rd Floor India Buildings Water Street
Liverpool L2 0QN
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
Nationality, Treaty & Claims Department
Clive House
Petty France
London SWIH 9HD
Telephone: 071-270-4070
BN(0) STATUS/BRITISH CITIZENSHIP
HICD 340/1
RF
16 Ju: 1993
INV
Thank you for your letter of 3 June.
It was always my intention that the new Consulate-General should be given guidance well before 1 July 1997 on what to do in the case of an uncollected BN (0) passport. The
Consulate-General would, of course, be perfectly competent to release passports that had not been collected before that date in the same way as they will be dealing with all other nationality and passport questions in Hong Kong.
It seems to me that now Mr Giles accepts that the potential holder of a BN (O) passport not collected before 1 July 1997 may nevertheless claim the benefits of that status, we are all agreed on the position.
I have amended the draft letter to Mrs Chow circulated under cover of my minute of 20 May to Mr Christie accordingly. Since it is not necessary for HKID to know how this matter has been resolved, I have not gone into detail in my letter.
As you rightly point out, a British citizen who is eligible to register as a BN(O) does obtain benefit by doing so. The table attached to your letter illustrates this most effectively.
1. Momis
NJ Morris
cc: Mr Jones, UKPA
njm63cw
Ms Barnes-Jones, HKD
Mr Christie, Legal Advisers (with reference) Ms Brooks, Legal Counsellor Mr Giles, HO Legal Adviser