TNAG-2370-FCO40-3445-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-passports-1991 — Page 4

Our reference:

Your reference:

Mr J Morris

Hong Kong Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Whitehall

London SW1

(19)

HOME OFFICE

Queen Anne's Gate London SW1H 9AT

Direct line: 01-273 Switchboard: 01-273 3000

Spike on Chris Kelly

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He is clordinating an H.O. response. Will anim to let us have by 18/10 (21/10 latexe)

15 October 1991

Ja

16/10

Dear Mr Morris,

CONCURRENT BDTC AND BN (0) PASSPORTS

Thank you for your fax of 9 October 1991 on the above. You will by now have seen my letter to Gill Barratt on the BN (0) registration question.

I agree that the prohibition on the holding of two passports is a matter of practice rather than a matter of law. However, I am slightly concerned that the arrangement for registering BDTC's as BN (0)'s is

is almost an administrative one, with no formal checks, and that to allow BDTC's to retain their passports in such circumstances could make them easy currency as 1997

approaches. I may be over cautious but this should be considered, especially since the discouraging effect of having to surrender a BDTC Passport appears to be speculation rather than fact.

Yous surverely

Sally Weston. болу

SALLY WESTON

Legal Adviser's Branch

15 October 1991

Room 867C

Queen Anne's Gate