1997回歸前香港人去那裏申請護照?

無論是九七前後，申請地點都是入境事務處，九七年七月一日前申請的護照稱為英國國民(海外)護照，即俗稱的BNO，九七年七月一日後申請的是中華人民共和國香港特別行政區護照，簡稱特區護照。

唯一不同的是，持有BNO的港人如要續期，便要到英國領事館申請，而持有特區護照的，只需到入境事務處辦理便可。

Actually, not all British Passport were issued By the Immigration Department in HK. The older style Blue Cover British Citizenship Passport is not issued from HKID.

I still remember when i was a wee lad, my dad need to send the Passport Form to British Passport Office in UK to get his Passport Renewal. However, the british Passport Office will send your New Blue British passport to HKID for you to collect. Think the time was 198x, i don't really recall the time....

Anyway. MOST British Passport were issued and Renewed thru HK immigration Department. There are 5 type of british Passport you can apply for when you are a citizens in HK, depending on your Citizenship.

1.) BDTC (British Dependent Territories Citizenship) Passport. Issued to everyone born in HK before The July 1 1997 (but was not renewable from 1996 onward to HK Citizens. BDTC remain valid until 2002)

2.) BOC (British Oversea Citizens) Passport. Issued to person who are Not related to HK but acquired HK Citizenship before 1997. (Example, Commonwealth Indian living in HK)

3.) British Citizens (BC) Passport. Issued to Person who have British Citizenship either at birth, under war widow act, under Citizenships Act 1983 or Citizenship act 1996

4.) British National (Oversea) Passport. Issued to Person who have BDTC or BOC without the British Relations to replace respective passport.

5.) Certificate of Identity (CI) .Issue to person who cannot obtain any other British Passport.

Just want to point out one thing. Gary saying that BDTC were replaced by BOC It is incorrect.

ALL BDTC WAS REPLACED BY BOTC (British Oversea Territories Citizens) in 2002. Not with BOC

BDTC and BOC at any time have different Citizenship Definition.

Before 1997, unless you hold other nationalities other than British, you will go to the Immigration Department for applying a passport.

Immigration Department, as an agent of the United Kingdom, issues all kinds of British Passports. But the following are the most common:

1. British Dependent Territories Citizen Passport (BDTC) - Now replaced with British Overseas Citizen Passport (BOC)

2. British Nationals (Overseas) Passport (BNO)

3. British Citizen Passport (BC)

97回歸前係香港出生的港人係英國(海外)國民, 當年有好多香港出生的居民擁去入境署申請BNO, 攞返個英國(海外)國民o既國籍, 可以用英國(海外)國民o既身份出入境。

97回歸後, 香港人可以申請特區護照, 詳細資料可以瀏覽以下網址:
http://www.gov.hk/tc/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/index.htm