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MONDAY, MAY 18, 1987

1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS IN SECTION XIV OF ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL ALLOW DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BEFORE JULY 1, 1997 (MODIFIED AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX TO THE UNITED KINGDOM MEMORANDUM AND WITH THE NORMAL DEVEN-YEAR VALIDITY) TO CONTINUE TO BE USED AFTER JUNE 30, 1997 UNTIL THE IR DUE EXPIRY DATES.

2. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL AGREE THAT DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO PERSONS WHOSE STAY IN HONG KONG IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE USED FOR THE HOLDERS' RETURN TO HONG KONG AFTER JUNE 30, 1997 IF THE DOCUMENTS BEAR A VALID RE-ENTRY VISA AND THAT DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY ISSUED TO PERSONS WHOSE STAY IN

HONG KONG IS UNCONDITIONAL AND WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO ACQUIRE ANY OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN AN ENDORSEMENT TO STATE THAT SUCH PERSONS MAY RETURN TO HONG KONG WITHOUT A VISA DURING THE VALIDITY OF THE DOCUMENT.

3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING, ANY REFERENCE TO +HONG KONG+ IN DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY ISSUED BEFORE JULY 1, 1997 WILL, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, BE TAKEN TO MEAN THE +HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIÓN. FOR THIS, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE"> REPUBLIC OF CHINA EXPRESSES ITS UNDERSTANDING.

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THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT SHALL AUTHORISE THE HOVS KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, PASSPORTS OF THE HONG KONG SPÉCIAL 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.

5. TO FACILITATE TRAVELLING ABROAD BY HOLDERS OF DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY, 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 AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE UNITED KINGLON MEMORANDUM, WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AFTER JUNE 30, 1997, AND THAT ANY REFERENCE

IN THEM TO +HONG KONG+ WILL, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1997, BE TAKEN TO MEAN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

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