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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1987

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 DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1997 TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE AFTER THAT DATE, THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT WILL MODIFY THE PRESENT DOCUMENT 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 DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY BEARING A VALID RE-ENTRY VISA, OR THE ENDORSEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE, WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AFTER JUNE 30, 1997, AND THAT ANY REFERENCE IN SUCH DOCUMENTS TO +HONG KONG+ WILL BE TAKEN, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, TO MEAN THE +HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION+.

MOD IF ICATIONS TO THE FORMAT OF

DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES

THE PRESENT DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY FOR VISA PURPOSES WILL BE MODIFIED BY :

(1)

INSIDE THE FRONT COVER :

(A) DELETING THE WORDS +TO TEMPORARY RESIDENTS

OF HONG KONG+ FROM THE FIRST PARAGRAPH;

(E)

ADDING THE FOLLOWING NEW PARAGRAPH AFTER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH :

+THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT VALID FOR THE HOLDER'S RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHOUT A VALID RE-ENTRY VISA UNLESS THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENT APPEARS ON PAGE 4:

+THE HOLDER OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY RETURN TO HONG KONG DURING ITS VALIDITY WITHOUT A VISA.+

(C) DELETING THE SECOND SENTENCE WHICH READS + IT IS

NOT VALID FOR THE HOLDER'S RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHOUT A RE-ENTRY VISA+ FROM THE SECOND PARAGRAPH :

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