TNAG-1569-FCO40-2135-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 50

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CONFIDENTIAL

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

Caveat

Precedence

TC

CAVEAT

FM

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION.

PRIVACY MARKING/RESTRICTIVE PREFIX

FM (post)...

TO (precedence/post)

TELNO

TELNO/TELELETTER

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OF (Time of origin)..

.Z (Month).

(Year).

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AND TO (precedence/post)

AND TO SAVING ..

INFO

INFO (precedence/post)

INFO SAVING.

Distribution:-

YOUR TELNO 3460: NATIONALITY: PASSPORTS OF BN(0)s

INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE

1. We were interested in the remarks of the Canadian

Acting Commissioner. We appreciate that because of

Canadian immigration rules which normally require

returnability to the passport issuing country, there is

likely to be a problem from 1 July 1997 for BN (0)s.

For that reason Ottawa were given additional briefing

material for use with the Canadians.

2.

are somewhat concemed at Mãe

in TUR

We do not however understand your reference to a quote

two tier system unquote. We accept that we may in the

end have to come to a similar arrangement with the

Canadians on BN (O)s as we did on BOCs passports but we do

wish to

should not offer the prospect of such an undertaking at

this stage. Consideration of this will depend on the

formal Canadian response to our demarche in Ottawa. And

File number

Department

Catchword:

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Telephone no

XY42 (REV)