RECORDING THOSE WHO HAVE DECOME T ( )) AND HAVE S9(^) PASSPORTS.
REGISTRATION AND ISSUE OF PASSPORT WILL BE PART OF INDIVISIBLE
PROCESS.
WILL IT BE COMPULSORY FOR BN(0)S TO HOLD BNIO) PASSPORTS?
5. IN EFFECT, YES. TERMS OF UK MEMORANDUM MAKE IT CLEAR THAT EN(0) STATUS WILL ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY THOSE HOLDING OR INCLUDED IN A
BN(0) PASSPORT ON 30 JUNE 1997.
HOW WILL BDTCS BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR SN(0) STATUS?
6. DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND ISSUING PASSPORTS YET TO BE AGREED WITH GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG. WILL BE CONCLUDED BEFORE THE ORDER IN COUNCIL COMES INTO EFFECT IN JULY 1387. INTENDED THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE APPLICATIONS FOR BN(0) PASSPORTS ONCE THE ORDER COMES INTO EFFECT.
7. BULK OF WORK IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND ISSUING PASSPORTS
WILL BE DEALT WITH IN HONG KONG.
WHAT EVIDENCE WILL BE REQUIRED OF AN APPLICANT FOR BN(O)?
X
8. THAT HE IS A BDTC BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG AS DEFINED IN THE ORDER. ADVICE ON THIS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONALITY SECTION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN BN(0) PASSPORTS OUTSIDE HONG KONG?
9. YES. INTENDED THAT ELIGIBLE BDTCS OUTSIDE HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY TO NEAREST BRITISH POST, OR IN UK. APPROPRIATE
ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THIS.
WILL THERE BY ANY CHARGE FOR REGISTRATION?
10. NO. WILL ONLY CHARGE FOR ISSUE OF BN(0) PASSPORT ISSUE.
WILL BN(0)S REMAIN BDTCS UP TO 30 JUNE 1997?
11. YES, UNLESS THEY RENOUNCE OR ARE DEPRIVED OF EDTC STATUS
BEFORE 30 JUNE 1997.
WHAT HAPPENS TO BDTCS WHO DO NOT BECOME BN(0)S?
12. MOST HONG KONG BDTCS ARE LIKELY TO BE REGARDED BY THE CHINESE
AS THEIR NATIONALS. THOSE WHO ARE NOT, AND HAVE NO OTHER NATIONALITY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS
ON 1 JULY 1997.
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN BORN AFTER JUNE 1297?
CONFID
CONFIDEN MAL
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