TNAG-2930-FCO40-4205-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 15

布政司署

香港下亞畢道

BY BAG

26

GOVERNMent secRETARIAL

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

本署檔號 OUR REF: (137) in SBCR 4/2091/84 Pt 33

來函檔號 YOUR REF:

RE

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong Department

(Attn: Ms Deborah Barnes Jones)

London SW1A 2AH

Dear Ms Jones,

18 February 1993

mjquite out

ПВТ.

blu 813 noted copied to

Chris Kelly

holding reply out. "TCD.

8/3

BN (0) Passport Application Forms

We have been reviewing all passport application

forms and related leaflets to prepare for the

implementation of the phased BN (0) registration programme and have discovered areas where changes need to be made.

The present passport application forms (attached for reference) and leaflets for both BDTC and BN (0) passports all contain the following notes -

(a) Your choices

(b)

нко 3401

54091

GISTRY

0 1 MAR 1993

(1)

(2)

You may apply for a British National (Overseas) passport valid for ten years now;

OR

Your may apply for a British Dependent Territories Citizen passport valid until 30 June 1997 and apply to exchange it for a British National (Overseas) passport before 1 July 1997.

Retention of British Nationality

Under Article 3 of the Hong Kong (British Nationaility) Order 1986, a person who is a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Hong Kong only shall cease to be such a citizen on 1 July 1997. You may however retain British

onality in a British National (Overseas) passport before that date.

/We consider

IN.

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