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Date: 21st February 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 186
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P186 CEEFAX 186 Thu 21 Feb 21:45/04 Thousands of people in Hong Kong have made last-minute applications for British passports to allay fears about Chinesj rule after 1997. But a BBC correspondent says despite the rush, the 13,000 applications made so far are far fewer than expected. The deadline for applications is next week, but Britain has already admitted that it over-estimated demand from the colony's "key people". Officials say a "measure of confidence"has been restored in China's governmentsince the pro-democracy riots of 1989. 101War headlines 130Gulf special Next News WorldNews GulfIndex Politics