TNAG-1569-FCO40-2135-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 75

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Action Taken

NATIONALITY : INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BHTOY

ASSPORTS

AT OUR REQUEST, CONSUL-GENERAL OF THAILAND (PANSOMCHIT) CALLED ON SECRETARY FOR SECURITY ON 20 OCTOBER FOR US TO RESPOND TO ANY POINTS HE MIGHT HAVE ON THE NOTE WE HAD SENT HIM ON THE DN(0)

PASSPORT.

2. S FOR S BRIEFED PANSOMCHIT ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH NATIONALS, BRITISH SUBJECTS, BRITISH CITIZENS AND BRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS. WE ALSO WENT THROUGH THE NOTE AND EXPLAINED THE REASONS FOR INTRODUCING THE BN (0) STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT.

IN THE COURSE OF THE DISCUSSION, PANSOMCHIT WAS REASSURED THAT PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BECOME STATELESS AFTER 1997 WOULD

BECOME BOC.

3. PANSOMCHIT SAID HE WOULD REPORT BACK TO HIS GOVERNMENT BUT SAW NO REASON WHY HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RN (0) PASSPORT. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PRESENT VISA-FREE (UP TO 15 DAYS) ARRANGEMENTS FOR HK RESIDENTS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO APPLY TO

BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS.

4. FROM HIS REACTION WE DO NOT FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTIES AS FAR

AS THAILAND IS CONCERNED.

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HMLNAN 3636

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

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PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT,

MR PLANT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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