TNAG-2930-FCO40-4205-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 4

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FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 331

OF 020235Z MARCH 93

FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.

UNCLASSIFIED

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

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1. IN FEBRUARY 1993, WE RECEIVED 17,415 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 4,828 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 78.29 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 461,761 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 999,643. (I.E. A 31.60 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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