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9.

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BDTC passports currently held by Hong Kong people will

valid until their date of expiry remain fully valid until

or until

they are handed in on application for a BN (0) passport. NO BDTC passport issued to a Hong Kong BDTC from 1 July 1987 will be valid beyond 30 June 1997. Such passports issued in Hong Kong until that date will continue to be issued by

the Governor.

RETURNABILITY TO HONG KONG

10. The British Government have agreed with the Chinese

Government that the passports of BN (0)s will be endorsed as

follows:

"The holder of this passport has Hong Kong

permanent identity card number (xyz) which

states that the holder has the right of abode in

Hong Kong."

*

This endorsement will guarantee the holder's returnability to Hong Kong, both before and after 1 July 1997. BN (0) s

will in fact have

have exactly the same returnability to Hong

Kong as BDTCs from the territory. It has been agreed

between the British and Chinese Governments that the

permanent identity cards. referred to in this

this endorsement

issued by the Hong Kong Government up to 30 June 1997 will

continue to be used after that date until replaced by

permanent identity

issued by the Special

cards

Administrative Region Government and that such replacements

will bear the same number.

NUMBERS

11. There are currently about three and a quarter million

Hong Kong BDTCS of whom just over one million hold

passports in that status. All Hong Kong BDTCs will be

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