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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1986

THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SHALL AUTHORISE THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, PASSPORTS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO ALL CHINESE NATIONALS WHO HOLD PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO ALL OTHER PERSONS LAWFULLY RESIDING IN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.

TO ENABLE CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY ISSUED BETWEEN JULY 1, 1987 AND JUNE 30, 1997 INCLUSIVE TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE AFTER JUNE 30, 1997, THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT WILL MODIFY THE PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY BY INTRODUCING THE CHANGES DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX,

THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL, WHEN NECESSARY, STATE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY CARRYING THE ENDORSEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE WILL BE ENTITLED TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AFTER JUNE 30, 1997, AND THAT ANY REFERENCE

IN SUCH CERTIFICATES TO +HONG KONG+ WILL BE TAKEN, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, TO MEAN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION+.

ANNEX

THE PRESENT HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY WILL BE MODIFIED BY:

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FRONT COVER: REMOVING THE CREST AT CENTRE AND LEAVING THE SPACE BLANK,

PAGE ONE: REMOVING THE CREST BELOW THE WORDS +CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY+ AND LEAVING THE SPACE BLANK,

PAGE THREE: REPLACING COUNTRIES BY PARTS OF THE WORLD+ IN THE FIRST SENTENCE AND DELETING THE WORDS +EXCEPT CHINA MACAO+,

PAGE FOUR AND PAGES SIX TO FORTY-FOUR: REPLACING THE OVERPRINTING OF THE CREST BY ANOTHER SECURITY DESIGN,

PAGE FOUR: ADDING THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENT: +THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY HAS HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD NUMBER (XYZ) WHICH STATES THAT THE HOLDER HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG+,

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