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As for your second point, I can assure you that there is no question of

barring anyone from holding a BDTC passport rather than a BN (0) passport if

that is what he wants. We are simply for reasons explained above barring

anyone from holding concurrently both BN (0) and BDTC passports.

Turning to your final question, we accept that if a BN (0) passport holder at

some stage before June 1997 wishes to hand in a BN(0) for a BDTC passport,

this will be possible. You will appreciate, however, that we would not wish

such a practice to develop since the Hong Kong authorities already face a

tremendous administrative task in coping with a likely 3 1/4 million

applications for BN (0) passports and would not welcome work which could be

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avoided, will seek to ensure through our efforts in the international

•puch with spread acceptability ? the Bux) pampad community, that no one sees advantage in doing this.

I trust that I have adequately answered your questions.