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UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 006

OF 040719Z JANUARY 93

UNCLASSIFIED

023060

MDLIAN 4885

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FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

YOUR TELNO 2010 OF 4 AUGUST 1987 : BN (0) PASSPORT

1.

IN DECEMBER 1992, WE RECEIVED 16,010 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 5,946 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 72.92 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 433,177 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 991,487 (I.E. A 30.41 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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