TNAG-1568-FCO40-2134-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 79

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Mr Layden Mr Hum

CONFIDENTIAL

RECEIVER

DESS INDEX

HKCK 34532/L

EGISTRY

16 SEP 1986

TFICER

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

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Reference....................................

INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS

1.

I attach а final submission

informing Ministers of the

diplomatic campaign to secure wide international acceptance of the BN (O) passport.

2.

any

and Peking's Hong Kong

views have

and been sought amendments to the texts of the campaign incorporated. Several small amendments to the submission from NTD have also been incorporated. Legal Advisers, MVD, B2 and B4 Divisions Office and Passport Department have no comments.

3.

Home

Once Ministers have approved the campaign, NTD will take over the mechanics of the operation. They will let us know the date of the launch and we will then telegraph Hong Kong and Peking to let them know. As a courtesy we will also ask Peking to hand a copy of the Note to Missions to the Chinese once the exercise is underway.

9 September 1986

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M T Hill

Hong Kong Department

A tour de force, v. carefully prepared.

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