TNAG-1386-FCO40-1834-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 197

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42. ALL PERSONS HAVING THE RIGHT OF ATODE IN HONG KONG WILL HAVE

PERMANENT HK IDENTITY CARDS.

WILL CHILDREN UNDER 11 BE ABLE TO GET PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS?

43. YES. LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS WILL BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE

ISSUE OF PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS TO CHILDREN UNDER 11.

WILL BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS BE REQUIRED TO HOLD VISAS WHEN VISITING

THE UNITED KINGDOM?

44. BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS WILL ENJOY THE SAME ACCESS TO THE

UNITED KINGDOM AS BDTCS. NO PRIOR ENTRY CLEARANCE WILL BE REQUIRED

FROM HOLDERS OF BN(0) PASSPORTS VISITING THE UNITED KINGDOM.

ENDS.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/R RENTON

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

LR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

LR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MILLER, MVD

MR. HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

,

MF. NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC

ROOK 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS - HR GOVT OFFICE

LONDON

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