'THE HOLDER OF THIS PASSPORT HAS HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD NO. (XYZ) WHICH STATES THAT THE HOLDER HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG':.
(B) BN (0) PASSPORTS BEARING THIS ENDORSEMENT AND ISSUED BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 WILL REMAIN VALID UNTIL THEIR DUE EXPIRY DATES, WHICH IN MOST CASES WILL BE AFTER 30 JUNE 1997:
(C) BN (0) PASSPORTS RENEWED OR REPLACED AFTER 30 JUNE 1997 WHOSE HOLDERS HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG WILL ALSO CONTAIN THE SAME ENDORSEMENT:
(D) NEW FORMS OF IDENTITY CARDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FROM 1 JULY 1987, WHICH WILL NOT SPECIFY DATES OF RENEWAL, WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED AFTER 30 JUNE 1997 UNTIL THEY ARE REPLACED BY IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG SAR GOVERNMENT:
(E) THE REPLACEMENT OF A PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG SAR GOVERNMENT WILL BEAR THE SAME NUMBER AS THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED IN HONG KONG PRIOR TO 1 JULY 1997 WHICH IT REPLACES:
(F) ANY REFERENCE TO HONG KONG' IN PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0) PASSPORTS WILL, ON AND AFTER 1 JULY 1997, BE TAKEN TO MEAN THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: AND
(G) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL, WHEN NECESSARY, STATE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HOLDERS OF BN (0) PASSPORTS CARRYING THE ENDORSEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SAP AFTER 30 JUNE 1997'.
5. TO GET ROUND CHINESE SENSITIVITY TO THE REFERENCE TO AGREEMENT ON THE RIGHT OF APODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN (0) PASSPORTS, THE PRESS RELEASE IN PARA. 1 ABOVE WAS DELIBERATELY WORDED TO REFER TO AGREEMENT ON TPAVEL DOCUMENTATION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND RELATED MATTERS.
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6. IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS, WE PROPOSE TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS
01. WHAT OTHER MATTERS ARE DEALT WITH IN THE EXCHANGE OF
MEMORANDA?
A. THE EXCHANGE COVERS A NUMBER OF DETAILED POINTS ON EFFORTS TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS, AND ON THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS AND NEW IDENTITY CARDS AFTER 30 JUNE 1997.
02. WHAT IS THE WORDING OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT AGREED?
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