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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2788
OF 10094OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING
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OUP TELNO 2750 : HONG KONG AGREEMENT : BN(0) PASSPOPTS : AUSTRALIA
TEXT OF THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION ON
6 DECEMBER IS REPEATED BELOW
BEGINS
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'THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION TODAY WELCOMED THE AGREEMENT IN
PRINCIPLE ON THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT REACHED IN THE RECENT MEETING
OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP. WHILST MAKING CLEAR THAT THE NEW
BN(0) PASSPORT STILL HAD TO BE FORMALLY EXAMINED BY THE AUSTRALIAN
AUTHOPITIES, THE COMMISSION SAID THAT THE PASSPORT APPEARED TO BE
ACCEPTABLE FROM AN AUSTRALIAN VIEWPOINT AND NOT TO PRESENT ANY
PROBLEMS. HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE VISITING
AUSTRALIA AS THEY PRESENTLY DO, SUBJECT TO THE USUAL VISA
REQUIREMENTS.
FORMAL AUSTRALIAN CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW PASSPORT PROVISIONS
WOULD AWAIT AN APPROACH BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AFTER THE WHITE
PAPER HAD PASSED INTO LEGISLATION.'
ENDS
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
360
ник осоня
04078
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SISERY
1 1 DEC 1985
EGISTRY
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HD/FED
HD/NTD
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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
W
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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