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GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

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7.

There is also the question of providing

visa-free access for Certificate of Identity holders.

These people are currently excluded from visa free

entry arrangements because their nationality status is

And we must bear in mind that holders of

ambiguous.

future HKSAR passports will also wish to enjoy

visa-free travel.

8.

Most countries which have significant business and tourist links with Hong Kong are likely to admit BN(0)s and HKSAR passport holders visa-free after 1997, even without formal agreements requiring them to This is because most of these people will have right of abode in Hong Kong and will therefore be

And nationals of these returnable to the SAR. countries are likely to enjoy visa-free entry to the SAR. However, we cannot be certain of thin.

do so.

Therefore, the only way to quarantee that BN (0)s and

HKSAR passport holders will enjoy visa-free entry is to negotiate VAAS with the territories concerned.

HONG KONG VAAS

9.

The possible need for Hong Kong to have its

own network of VAAS was foreseen when the Joint

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