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(11) IN CASES WHERE THE PAGES ARE FULL, EXTRA VISA PAGES WILL BE ADDED USING BLUE CRESTED PAPER FOLDED CONCERTINA-STAYLE AND CELLOTAPED TO THE LAST PAGE OF THE PASSPORT. THE JOIN SHOULD BE EMBOSSED WITH THE POSTS EMBOSSING SEAL. THE EXTRA PAGES SHOULD BEAR THE PASSPORT SERIAL NUMBER AND BE DATE-STAMPED AND NUMBERED:

(F) YOUR PARA. 4. THE CURRENT HONG KONG FEE IS DOLLARS 200 FOR THE ISSUE OF AN ORDINARY PASSPORT AND DOLLARS 400 FOR A JUMBO PASSPORT. PROPORTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COST (INCLUDING STAFF COSTS, PRINTING AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES) IS ABOUT 40 PERCENT:

(G) YOUR PARA. 5. WE WILL BE COMMENTING SEPARATELY ON ENDORSING THE BN(0) PASSPORTS OF SEPARATES' TO SHOW THEIR CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

AKERS-JONES

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD HD/FED HD/NTD

RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER)

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PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOM:

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

CROYDON.

Mr Miller, MVD

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