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THEY SO WISH. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE INTRODUCTION
OF THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT WHICH WILL BE THE SUCCESSOR DOCUMENT
FOR THE CURRENT BDTC (HONG KONG) PASSPORT. IT IS ENCOURAGING
TO NOTE THAT A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENTS HAVE ALREADY INDICATED THEY
ARE LIKELY TO ACCEPT THE NEW PASSPORTS. ONCE THE ORDER IN COUNCIL HAS BEEN MADE, HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT WILL FORMALLY APPROACH
OTHER COUNTRIES.
6. MEMBERS WILL ALSO HAVE NOTICED FROM THE MEMORANDA EXCHANGED
BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLISHED LAST THURSDAY, THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO THE INCLUSION
OF AN APPROPRIATE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BRITISH NATIONAL
(OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS INDICATING IN CLEAR TERMS THE HOLDER'S RIGHT
OF ABODE IN HONG KONG.
7. SIR, IT IS GRATIFYING THAT AFTER LONG AND SERIOUS
CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONS WHICH REFLECTED THE
STRONG FEELINGS OF THE COMMUNITY, HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HAS
AGREED TO TWO OF THEIR REQUESTS AND HAS GIVEN AN ASSURANCE IN
RESPECT OF THE NON-CHINESE BDTCS. WISH TO PLACE OF RECORD
THE THANKS WE OWE AS A COMMUNITY TO MISS DUNN AND HER COLLEAGUES
FOR THEIR UNSTINTING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
UNQUOTE.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
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HD/FED
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AIR 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
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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