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HOWE

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FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PURPOSES.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BN (0)S AND BOCS:

NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BN(0) AND BOC STATUS, EXCEPT THAT BN (0) IDENTIFIES A PERSON AS A FORMER HONG KONG

BDIC.

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NID

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

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COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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