TNAG-2950-FCO40-4227-Hong-Kong-visa-free-travel-for-British-Nationals-(Overseas)--1993 — Page 80

1993-02-17 13:28 SECURITY BRANCA

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(60) in SBCR 9/2091/56 Pt 13

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John Woodrow

Hong Kong Department

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Office

London SW1A 2 AH

United Kingdom

Dear

Felvon

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

11

RFC

HKD 345/3

17 February 1993

12 MAR 1993

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INDC.

Visit to London by Mr Howard Young

Legislative Councillor

Thank you for your letter informing us of the points the Hon Howard Young raised with Mr Hum.

Travel Documents after 1997

Your letter crossed one of ours to Rod Bunten passing a draft Executive Council Memorandum on Travel Documents of the HKSAR, to which he replied on 10 February. You will have seen we are actually going further, for the

In saxe of through-train-administration, than you assumed. it we propose to agree with the Chinese side the types of and eligibility for the travel documents to be issued by the HKSAR after 1997. We propose to put ideas for the specifications (e.g. dimensions, colours, design) to them later. We are in this respect planning well ahead for the SARG to ensure that travel needs of Hong Kong residents will

Doing not be abruptly affected by the change of sovereignty. this now with also facilitate inclusion of HKSAR passport holders in visa abolition agreements which we were hoping to negotiate for them with third countries before 1997.

Your understanding about the agreement reached in JLG IV is correct but despite that agreement, there will still be people whose Certificates of Identity expire in the early months of the HKSAR's establishment. Our proposals will prevent difficulties for them too.

I suppose we could mention all this generally to Howard Young if we had to, but it might be safer to leave it until we had put it to the Chinese side or at least got through ExCo. Mr Hum's holding answer was fine, therefore, and we will simply await any direct approach by Howard Young to us which is more appropriate, unless you fell obliged to do more.

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