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17.

as it did not include

acceptable to the Chinese.

'Hong Kong', it might

be

3.

if

Mr A.J. Carter asked how the formula,

agreed, should appear against 'National Status' in

in the

new passports. At present, this read 'British', with

'British Dependent Territories Citizen (Hong Kong)'

underneath. Members agreed that the status should read

simply 'British National: Overseas'.

4.

The Governor said he would now seek the

Secretary of State's view on this recommendation. He

proposed also to recommend that he should consult UMELCO

on the formula on a

confidential basis as a test of

whether it would be likely to be acceptable to the

community as a whole.

Thereafter, the next step would

Redacted Under FOI Exemption Sec 27(1)(a)(c)(d)

be to try it on the Chinese.

Redacted under FOI

Exemptions Sec 40(2) and 41

5.

asked whether the new passport

would state the right of abode. Mr A.J. Carter

explained that the passport would state that the holder

bad a permanent ID card number 'X' issued by the SAR

Government. The ID card itself would state that the

holder had the

opportunity for including the right of abode on the ID

card would first arise in 1989 when the first batch of

current new ID cards would be ready for renewal.

right of abode in the SAR.

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