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the public.

Accordingly they could see no objection to

HMG's amendment being proposed for the Committee Stage

of the Bill. Members had no comments on the other

amendments noted in the memorandum. The Governor said

he had detected a feeling amongst MPs

that if an amendment was to be introduced by HMG, it was

better this should be done in the Committee Stage of the

Commons rather than in the Lords. Members agreed.

that in London he had

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XA21

Exemption Sec 27(1)(a)(c)(d)

BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS

remarked on recent reports

reports that

་

it would not be possible to state in

in the new passports

issued to British Nationals (Overseas) that the

that the holder

had the right of abode in Hong Kong.

This seemed to be

at variance with the position agreed with the Chinese,

set out in Section XIV to Annex I of the Joint

Declaration. This said "residents of the

Hong Kong

Special Administrative Region may use travel documents

of the

issued by

by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Government, ΟΙ by other competent authorities

People's Republic of China, or of other states. Holders

of permanent identity cards. of the Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region may have this fact stated in their

travel documents as evidence that the holders have the

right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative

Region." The Secretary (General Duties) explained that