TNAG-2629-FCO40-3820-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1992 — Page 98

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TELNO 2033

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FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

YOUR TELNO 2101 OF 4 AUGUST 1987: BN (0) PASSPORT

1. IN JULY 1992, WE RECEIVED 15,407 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 7,835 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 66.29% PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS IS 361,414 AND FOR BOTC PASSPORTS IS 962,738 (I.E. A 27.29 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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