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LU PING: REPORTED COMMENTS ON NATIONALITY PACKAGE
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1 TA KUNG PAO OF 17TH JANUARY REPORTS COMMENTS MADE BY F.K.HU, LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION'S DELEGATION TO PEKING, ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG.
2. ON THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE, HU QUOTES LU PING AS SAYING THAT ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT THE UK HAD DONE THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO OBTAINED PASSPORTS UNDER THE SCHEME. BENEFICIARIES WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR HK ID CARDS TO LEAVE HONG KONG, AS THEY CAN TODAY.
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3. AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CHINESE HAVE SPELT OUT THAT THOSE OBTAINING PASSPORTS UNDER THE SCHEME WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE HONG KONG ON AN ID CARD.
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