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Q5.
ABSENCE OF WORD 'CITIZEN' IN NEW TITLE.
A5. NEW TITLE ARRIVED AT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH EXCO. WORD
'NATIONAL' CHOSEN TO MAKE CLEAR THE NEW STATUS IS FORM OF BRITISH
NATIONALITV.
Q6. NEED TO CARRY SAR IDENTITY CARD AS WELL AS BN(0) PASPORT?
A6. HMG WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES THE WORDING
OF A STATEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN BN (0) PASSPORTS. THE AIM WILL
BE TO ENSURE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL NEED MAKE USE ONLY OF HIS
PASSPORT, WITHOUT ALSO HAVING TO PROVIDE HIS IDENTITY CARD, TO.
SATISFY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HE HAS THE
RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG
Q7. STEPS TO ENSURE ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS IN THIRD
COUNTRIES.
A7. HMC HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO EXPLAIN
ARRANGEMENTS TO THIRD COUNTRIES. THIS WILL BE DONE
BETWEEN ENACTMENT OF ORDER IN COUNCIL AND ISSUE OF BN (0)
PASSPORTS. GIVEN CLEAR INDICATION OF RIGHT OF ABODE, NO REASON
FOR THIRD COUNTRIES TO INTRODUCE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRY OF
BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS.
Q8.
STATELESSNESS.
A8. ALL HONK KONG BDTCS ELIGIBLE TO ACQUIRE BN(0) STATUS. THOSE WHO DO NOT DO SO, AND CHILDREN BORN AFTER 1997 TO FORMER HONG KONG BDTCS WILL, IF THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE STATELESS, ACQUIRE BOC
STATUS.
Q9. POSITION OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT BDTC'S?
A9. THEY WOULD PRESUMABLY RETAIN THE NATIONALITY STATUS THEY
HAVE AT PRESENT. NATIONALITY OF PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE BRITISH
NATIONALITY IS NOT FOR HMG TO DETERMINE.
Q10. TIMING OF ISSUE OF BNO PASSPORTS?
A10.
NO DECISION YET. BUT UNDER TERMS OF UK MEMORANDUM BN (0)
PASSPORTS MUST BE ISSUED BY 30 JUNE 1997, EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF
CHILDREN BORN IN FIRST HALF OF 1997. AT THE SAME TIME, BDTC
STATUS WILL REMAIN UP TO 30 JUNE 1997. WILL BE PERIOD DURING
WHICH BDTC AND BN (0) STATUS WILL BE HELD CONCURRENTLY.
Q11. HOW CAN BN(0) PASSPORT ISSUED BEFORE 30 JUNE 1997 REFER TO SAR IDENTITY CARD WHICH CANNOT BE ISSUED UNTIL 1 JULY 1997 AT
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