TNAG-2934-FCO40-4209-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-National-(Overseas)-1993 — Page 51

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B4 IND LIVEPPOOL

From: C J Kelly

B4 Division

India Buildings

GTN 4126-309

14 June 1993

44 051 336 3386

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(ISS

Zoe, revised version of Kelly minute as paxed to HK.

return to me if duplicate.

Regista

CC

115 15/6

Mr Rawsthorne Miss Collins Mr Hayzelden Mr Whalley Mr Walmsley

Mr Giles

Mr Hayward NTCD

Mrs Barnes-Jones

HKD 3401

Hong Kong Department, FCO

HE

15J 1993

BDTC/BN(0) PASSPORTS

I refer to Hong Kong telegram number 952 which you copied to me this morning.

I do not see any difficulty with the line taken in the telegram but I think there are a few other matters on which we and Hong Kong should be clear before we proceed. I should welcome their comments, and those of other recipients of this note, on the following:

A.

Fees

1. As a general rule where the issuing of a BDTC passport would cause extra work and expense for HKID, the applicant should pay for it. We do not wish to encourage the

retention or reclaiming of the BDTC passport and a fee is desirable on disincentive grounds.

2. If there was no extra work involved no fee would be

chargeable. Thus if an applicant had a BDTC passport which was valid until 30 June 1997 he would simply register as a BN(0) and keep his BDTC passport along with his BN (0) passport.

3.

The BDTC fee should be the same for all those who are

to be charged for a new BDTC passport, regardless of when

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