TNAG-1406-FCO40-1881-Future-of-Hong-Kong-passports-and-visas-1985 — Page 133

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

W Hyde Esq

Home Office

Queen Anne's Gate

LONDON SW1

Dear Wilhed,

17 September 1985

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 8 SEP 1985

DESK OFFICER

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Act on Taken

HONG KONG: BN (O) PASSPORTS AND ENTRY CERTIFICATES

1.

The

Executive Council of Hong Kong have

asked that we pursue with you two proposals on entry certificates for visitors from Hong Kong:

formally

the use of

(a) That HMG should not provide entry certificates

holders

Kingdom

of

BN (O)

passports visiting

(while

continuing

to

for

the United

for

provide them

but should give BN (O)s

unrestricted access to the United Kingdom;

holders of BDTC passports),

free and

and

(b) That the period of validity of multiple-visit entry certificates for BDTC passport holders, at present a

maximum of

period of

four

validity of the

years,

should be extended

in which passports

to

the

they

are placed.

2.

members

of the

and Executive

The first of these proposals was put forward by the

Unofficial

Legislative

Councils when Sir Antony Acland visited Hong Kong

June.

Council that it would be proposal, they have now formally advised that HMG

Despite Our

attempts

in

to persuade

the

Executive

mistake a

to

pursue

this

should

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