TNAG-1386-FCO40-1834-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 77

DEC 04 '85 18:52 GIS HK

MARTIN LETS

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Sir, I have spent a long time trying to understand the so-called 'advantages of having a BN (0) passport. I hope that a

lot of BDTCA will apply for the new BN(0) passports as soon as they are introduced in 1987, and I pray that one day in the not too distant future immigration officers all over the world will

become accustomed to the BN (0) passport. But in all honesty, I

really cannot recommend it to the people of Hong Kong now, unless its designer were to make it much more attractive not just by changing its colour to Burgundy, but by endorsing on it a statement that the holder has automatic permission to enter

the United Kingdom, or words to that effect, as suggested by my

honourable colleague Mr John Swaine.

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sir, the presant package is not good enough. Let the British government improve on it before asking the people of Hong Kong to accept it.

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