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6. A BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) WILL BE ENTITLED TO HOLD A

BRITISH PASSPORT. HE WILL ALSO HAVE AN ENTITLEMENT TO FULL

BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION AND SERVICES WHEN TRAVELLING OR

RESIDING ABROAD (ALTHOUGH NOT TO CONSULAR PROTECTION IN THE

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IF HE IS REGARDED BY THE CHINESE

GOVERNMENT AS A CHINESE NATIONAL OR IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY OF WHICH

HE IS REGARDED AS A NATIONAL). HE WILL ALSO BE EXEMPT UNDER THE

UK IMMIGRATION RULES FROM ANY REQUIREMENT TO HOLD AN ENTRY

CERTIFICATE OR VISA TO VISIT THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS ARE BDTCS

NOW.

(THE PASSPORT WILL CARRY AN ENDORSEMENT CONFIRMING THIS.) IN ADDITION, A BN(0) WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG

(SEE PARAGRAPH 10 BELOW).

PASSPORTS

7.

THE ISSSUE OF PASSPORTS ENDORSED WITH THE NEW STATUS WILL

COMMENCE FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STATUS ON 1 JULY 1987.

8.

TO ENSURE CONTINUITY AFTER 1997 PASSPORTS ISSUED TO

BN(O)S IN HONG KONG, AS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AT OVERSEAS

POSTS, WILL BE ISSUED BY HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SECRETARY OF

STATE. (PASSPORTS ISSUED IN HONG KONG TO BDTCS, BEING ISSUED BY

THE GOVERNOR, WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CONTINUED USE AFTER 30 JUNE 1997.) PASSPORTS ISSUED TO BN(0)S WILL HAVE THE SAME 10 YEAR

CYCLE OF VALIDITY AS OTHER BRITISH PASSPORTS.

9.

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BDTC PASSPORTS CURRENTLY HELD BY HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL

REMAIN FULLY VALID UNTIL THEIR DATE OF EXPIRY 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:

QUOTE 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. UNQUOTE

THIS ENDORSEMENT WILL GUARANTEE THE HOLDER'S RETURNABILITY TO

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