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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD,
HONG KON
26 January 1993
Mr. Chris Kelly,
HKCD 340/2
Home Office,
REC
India Buildings,
2 8 JAN 1993
B4 Division,
Water Street,
Liverpool, England.
Dear Chris,
INC
Britishi"ationality Scheme
of
the Legislative Council Council member Legislative a
serial number of a British
that it
issued
At
a
Subcommittee оп
recent eting Nationality,
expressed
his
concern
I tried to
passport may give away the
Hong Kong.
of
is
the
fact
in to members that serial numbers passports issued by Hare not announced and that in any at least 14 in passports issued by HONT goes to living in Horo Hong. Nevertheless, members were
erial numbers
compromise that
might
case, expatriates
concerned
asked me to convey
the
They
confidentiality of the tity of BNS beneficiaries.
their concern to the HMG to see whether In making this lected the concern of the public as applications.
anything can be done ta dress the problem.
request,
about the confidentiality
2.
problem
they pro jably
I shall and
see
or
in
will look into the viable proposition to
Hateful
be itild
if
you
a
bat
Subcommittee
will meet
in
appreciate your advice bal
allocate serial mak
numbers passports to be issued by HONT at random
so as to make it impossible to
reference to by
them.
The I would on 11 February 1992. the meeting if possible.
trace the place of
Yours sincerely,
Clos
(K K Kwok)
or Secretary for Security