61.   China is to ease restrictions on citizens leaving the country on private visits, while also strenghtening the rights of passport holders, Xinhua reported Wednesday.

62.   Under international convention, Britain is barred from providing consular protection to dual passport holders who have problems in the other country of which they are a citizen.

63.   Wu said China would also ask the countries to issue long-term multiple entry visas to SAR passport holders.

64.   Japanese nationals topped the list, followed by South Koreans, US passport holders, Russians, and Malaysians.

65.   Kipketer is still a Kenyan passport holder, though he has a Danish wife.

66.   Legco members also welcomed the accord and called on Britain to take the lead in granting visa-free treatment to future SAR passport holders.

67.   Meanwhile, Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to a reciprocal agreement whereby diplomatic and official passport holders will no longer need to apply for visas in advance.

68.   Norris said he had also arranged South African visas for the Lomu parents because that was a requirement for Tongan passport holders.

69.   Organisers guaranteed them a first round group in South Korea rather than Japan, which is more expensive and has far tougher visa regulations for Chinese passport holders.

70.   On Friday, two other British passport holders from Hong Kong received the death sentence after a one day trial.