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FUNCTIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED IN APRIL 1997
Applications for HKBDTC and BN(0) passports [Items (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) of Appendix]
Volume of paper files
Annex VII
Time Schedule
Workload
Estimated volume of paper files
Item
Type of Applications
for transfer Section Concerned
of function
1991/92 1996/97
at present and upon transfer and space taken up space taken up
Time schedule and place for transfer of records
1.
Applications for HKBDTC and BN (0) passports.
Apr 1997
Travel Documents 235,868 621,000
(Passport)
(Note 1)]) Section [TD(P)]
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2.
Applications for renewal of
Apr 1997
TD(P)
17,301
HKBDTC and BN(0) passports.
23,218) In microfilm (Note 2))
In microfilm
form. (Note 3)
form. (Note 3)
Apr 1997
HKBCG
3.
Applications for endorsement
Apr 1997
TD(P)
17,129
14,238
onto HKBDTC and BN(0) passports.
(Note 2)])
4.
Applications for SCNI.
Apr 1997
TD(P)
13
13 (Note 4)
1,970
5.
Assessment of claim to HKBDTC status.
Apr 1997
Travel Documents (Other Services) Section [TD(0)]
4,923
8,490 (Note 2)
1.7m2 (Note 5)
In microfilm
form. (Note 6)
In microfilm
6.
Renunciation and resumption
Apr 1997
of HKBDTC and BN (0) status.
Naturalisation and Nationality Section (N & N)
767
1,235 (Note 7)
8,320
12m2
12,600
185
0.8m2 (Note 3)
form. (Note 6)
17.5m2
Apr 1997
HKBCG
Apr 1997
HKBCG
Apr 1997 Library and Records Branch FCO
Notes: (1) Projection based on a daily workload of 2,300 applications as adopted by British Passport Project Team.
(2) Projection based on estimated growth rate by TD(P)/TD (0) Sections.
(3) Inactive records of HKBDTC passports and SCNIs from 1945 to 1978 are kept in paper files and will be destroyed since they
fall outside the requirement for records only after 1 July 1985.
(4) Assumed to be the same as 1991/92 as the workloads for the past 5 years are found to be very constant.
(5) Comprises 1,840 inactive records from 1945 to 1978 and 130 applications finalised since May 1988 which are kept in paper
files. Applications prior to May 1988 are kept in microfilm form.
(6) Inactive records from 1963 to 1978 are kept in paper files and will be destroyed since they fall outside the requirement
for records only after 1 Jan 1983.
(7) Projection based on the traditional 10% growth rate as adopted by the N & N Section.
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