effected under the prerogative.
Giving an entitlement to hold
a passport would not prevent the competent authorities from
withholding its phusical possession from an individual whom for
legitimate reasons those authorities wished to prevent from
travelling.
Scope for amendment
6.
If essential, it would be possible to drop the reference
to BN90) passports in Article 4. But this would be contrary to
Hong Kong's strong wishes, and might well create uncertainties
and dismay in Hong Kong. It would be highly undesirable to amend
the draft Order in such a way as to give the impression:
a)
that registration as a BN(0) was
sufficient, and that the holding of a BN(0)
passport was unnecessary or
b)
that acquisition of a BN (0) passport was
a matter of official discretion.
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