TNAG-1406-FCO40-1881-Future-of-Hong-Kong-passports-and-visas-1985 — Page 145

CONFIDENTIAL

(b) the

status will

come into effect on 1

July 1987

and although the post will be briefed in detail

at a later stage, the key points to get across

now, in response to questioning, are that;

(i)

BN(O) status will carry with it broadly the

same benefits as BDTC status except that it

will not be transmissible; and

(ii)

we

have

passports

every

will be

countries of the

expectation that

fully accepted by all

world, as

are BDTC

BN(O)

passports.

The post might also be referred to our telno 1031 of 21 August, which was copied to you.

12 September 1985

Крайний

A C Galsworthy

Hong Kong Department

CONFIDENTIAL

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