TNAG-1569-FCO40-2135-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 70

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YOUR TEL 962 TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON: ACCEPTANCE OF PASSPORTS ISSUED TO BN (0)

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GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD AVOID THE PHRASE 'BN(0) PASSPORT(S) IN THE CONTEXT OF SEEKING INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTABILITY, AS THIS COULD WRONGLY SUGGEST TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THE INTRODUCTION OF A SPECIAL FORMAT OF PASSPORT SPECIFICALLY FOR BN(0)S. IT IS BETTER TO REFER TO THE 'BN (0)' OR 'NEW' STATUS AND TO (BRITISH) PASSPORTS 'HELD BY' OR 'ISSUED TO BN (0)S, AS APPROPRIATE.

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