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From : C J Kelly
B4 Division
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Mr Yes please
enter & retuion
with Hkkelow 1420&file 23/91653
India Buildings
GTN 4126-309
23 September 1993
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N Morris NTCD
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Mrs Barnes-Jones Mr Burgess UKPA MrChristie FCO
Legal Advisers
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GISTRY Action Taka?
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BUTCS/BN(O)S
Passport Arrangements for British citizens
Thank you for letting me see your draft response to Hong Kong tel
.no. 1420.
I have no objection if NTCD wich to re open the question about the terme of the un(u) cndorsement on the 20 passport. I do not see the questions of right of abode in Hong Kong and endorsements about this on passports as ones primarily for Nationality Division. We and Passport Agency would be content with either the long or the short endorsement. The problem seems to be that the "Statement of fact" ceases to be that after July 1997 if the
people concerned lose right of abode then. (Their permanent identity card showing right of abode also becomes out of date at that point). I was not aware of this possible loss of right of
abode when we first considered all of this some months ago. I
suppose that armed with that knowledge one would have opted for the simple DN(0) endorsement because that status would continue beyond 1997. Ideally one would also not have a right of abode
endorsement in the DN(0) passport for the same Itason. however, I do not see B4 as being in the lead on this.
As I say,
I am more concerned myself with the substantive point about loss
T
of right of abode. Paragraph 2 of tel. no. 1420 seems to be saying that BN(0)s (and presumably BDTCs) who are also BCs will
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