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BDTC passports may at present travel without a visa
to over 80 countries for visits generally not
exceeding 3 months. Such convenience of travel is
greatly treasured by Hong Kong people. Let me assure
Members that Her Majesty's Government has, in
conjunction with the Hong Kong Government, been making continuous efforts to remove unjustified entry requirements for Hong Kong BDTCS, and that the Hong
Kong Government will be urging Her Majesty's
Government to try their utmost to ensure that BN (0)
passport holders will enjoy the same degree of
convenience of travel.
Mr. Hilton Cheong-leen sought clarification
on a couple of points regarding the mechanics of
procuring the new BN (0) passport. He asked whether a
BDTC could trade in his BN (O) passport for a BDTC
passport before 1997 should he become dissatisfied
with his BN (0) passport. The answer is "yes", There
is nothing in law or in passport-issuing practice
that would prevent a BDTC who has obtained a BN (0)
passport from switching to a BDTC passport provided
that he does so some time before 1997, bearing in
generally Sperty
mind that passports with a validity of less than two
years are not known to exist. But in line with Her
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