TNAG-2630-FCO40-3821-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1992 — Page 70

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FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 2222

OF 010749Z SEPTEMBER 92

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FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

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

IN AUGUST 1992, WE RECEIVED 15 030 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 6 118 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 71.07 PERCENT

PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS IS 376 444 AND FOR BOTC PASSPORTS IS 968

856 (I.E. A 27.98 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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