4. SECONDLY, THE TITLE MUST BE UNIQUE SO THAT IT CAN BE READILY IDENTIFIED WITH PERSONS WHO ON 30 JUNE 1997 ARE BDTC'S BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO FACILITATE ACCEPTANCE BY THIRD COUNTRIES OF THE NEW STATUS AND THE FUTURE PASSPORT CARRYING THAT STATUS.
5. THIRDLY, THE TITEL MUST CLEARLY STIPULATE THAT THE STATUS TO WHICH IT CORRESPONDS IS A FORM OF BRITISH NATIONALITY.
6. FOURTHLY, HOWEVER, THE CHOICE OF TITLE MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED AFTER 1997, WHEN HONG KONG WILL HAVE CEASED TO BE BRITISH TERRITORY. IN THIS CONNECTION, ANY TITLE WHICH CONTAINS BOTH THE WORD BRITISH AND THE NAME ''HONG KONG' WOULD NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
7. FINALLY, I SHOULD ALSO PUT ON RECORD THE FACT THAT, A NUMBER OF OPTIONS HAVING BEEN CONSIDERED, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)'' WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
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