TNAG-1386-FCO40-1834-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 179

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INFO IMMEDIATE FCO

YOUR TELNO 2371 TO FCO: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED: RIGHT OF

ABODE ENDORSEMENTS.

1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 1: WE WISHED PARAGRAPH 5(A) OF OUR WRITTEN

RESPONSE TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

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QUOTE UNLESS BN(0) PASSPORTS ́ARE ISSUED AS FROM 1 JULY 1987, THERE

WILL BE NO ALTERNATIVE TO ISSUING TO HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS (BDTCS) FROM THAT DATE ONWARDS BRITISH PASSPORTS WITH PROGRESSIVELY SHORTER PERIODS OF VALIDITY THAN THE NORMAL 10

YEAR PERIOD AS 1997 APPROACHES. BRITISH PASSPORTS WITH VALIDITY PERIODS SHORTER THAN NORMAL COULD LEAD TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES OF THIRD COUNTRIES . .

UNQUOTE.

2. YOUR PARAGRAPH 2: THANK YOU. ARE YOU SEEKING RETURN RESERVATIONS

(ON ? 9NOVEMBER) OR WOULD YOU WISH US TO DO SO?

3. YOUR PARAGRAPH 3: WE ARE PURSUING AND SHALL TELEGRAPH FURTHER AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D (FE)

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MR WILSON

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