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1. IN FEBRUARY 1992, WE RECEIVED 11,065 BN (0) APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 10,005 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 52.52 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 298,349 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 921,924 (I.E. A 24.45 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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