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Territories Citizens (BDTCs) will cease

to be such citizens with effect from

1 July 1997, but will be eligible to

retain an appropriate status which will

entitle them to use British passports.

The schedule to the Hong Kong Act 1985

provides the legal basis to give effect

to the provision of the United Kingdom

Memorandum. Under the Act, the Hong Kong

(British Nationality) Order was made

whereby the British National (Overseas),

or BN (O), status has been created.

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A Hong Kong BDTC is entitled

under the Hong Kong (British Nationality)

Order 1986, to register as a BN (0) and to

hold a BN (0) passport. The application

for a BN(0) passport embodies the

application for registration as such a

national.

The status of a Hong Kong

British Dependent Territories citizen

will cease on 1 July 1997. Until that

date there is a choice for Hong Kong

British Dependent Territories citizens to

/elect....

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