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MY TELNO 2426-9, 2449-51 TO FCO WHICH CONTAIN RECORDS OF INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND SELECTED CONSUL-GENERALS/COMMISSIONERS ARE REPEATED TO YOU
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PARA. 3 OF YOUR TELNO 1636 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED : ACCEPTABILITY OF BN (0) PASSPORTS: THAILAND.
IN INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH SECRETARY FOR SECURITY YESTERDAY, THE THAI CONSUL-GENERAL AND HIS TWO ASSISTANTS INDICATED UNOFFICIALLY THAT THE THAI GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT, PROVIDED THAT THE HOLDER WAS RETURNABLE TO HONG KONG. THEY ENQUIPED WHETHER AN SAR RESIDENT COULD HOLD BOTH AN SAR TRAVEL DOCUMENT AND A EN(0) PASSPORT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER 1997, AND WHETHER HONG KONG BDTCS PEQUIRED VISAS TO
WE TRAVEL TO UK AS VISITORS. IN REPLY TO THE FIRST QUESTION, EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE PRCG DID NOT PERMIT DUAL NATIONALITY, SECTION XIV OF ANNEX I TO THE JOINT DECLARATION READ WITH THE CHINESE MEMORANDUM INDICATED THAT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS ON THE HOLDING OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WOULD APPLY TO SAR RESIDENTS. IN REPLY TO THE SECOND QUESTION, WE CONFIRMED THAT HONG KONG BDTCS DID NOT REQUIRE VISAS FOR VISITING UK AND EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTRY CERTIFICATE WAS AN OPTIONAL FACILITY FOR BDTCS VISITING THE UK.
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