TNAG-0903-FCO40-1113-Implications-for-Hong-Kong-of-changes-in-British-nationality-1979 — Page 20

CONFIDENTIAL

'British' and 'Colony' or 'Colonial'.

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7. Other suggestions discussed with the Foreign Office,

involving the use of the word 'dependency' were not favoured.

It is clumsy and would have to be defined in the new Act;

whereas the term 'colony' is already defined in the

Interpretation Act.

attracted by it.

Furthermore, few of the colonies are

Details to be Included in a Passport

A country is expected to

8. There are some international understandings about what

should be included in a passport.

say what national status the holder has, what his name is,

and his date and place of birth. Provided this is done,

it is for the country issuing the passport to decide on its

general layout. Most passports of Western countries follow

the same general pattern as the United Kingdom one. There is

some doubt whether the national status can be qualified by

the addition of the name of a colony if that does not appear

in the statutory title.

Conclusion

9. It is accordingly proposed that:

(a) the title of the second citizenship should be

'Citizenship of the British Colonies';

(b) the title page of the passport (page one) should

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