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British National (Oruseas) passport

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Question No. 13

Writter Reply by

the Hon G T Barnes, JP, Secretary for Security

to a question from the pr Hon Conrad LAM

in the Legislative Council Meeting

held on 6 July 1988

13. DR. LAM asked:

a

Question In view of the fact that despite the

introduction of the British National

(BN(O) as)

(Overseas) passport, the number of

applications for the British Dependent

Territories Citizens Passport has far

exceeded that for the BN (0) passport,

will Government inform this Council

whether measures will be taken to

encourage the people of Hong Kong to

apply for the BN(0) passport and if not,

why not?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

le

Reply

The United Kingdom Memorandum

associated with the Sino-British Joint

Declaration on the future of Hong Kong

provides that Hong Kong British Dependent

/ Territories..