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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 519 TO FOREIGN AND C CMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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(11) THOSE JOINING CERTAIN RELATIVES IN THE COLONY SEMICOLON
(111) PERSONS WHO THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IS SATISFIED WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY OF THE COLONY.
BONA FIDE BUSINESS VISITORS OR TOURISTS WILL BE ALLOWED
VISALESS VISITS UP TO THREE MONTHS, WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR EXTENSION OF STAY.
9.
PAKISTANIS OR OTHERS ARRIVING AT THE SINO-BRITISH BORDER AFTER
THE DATE IN QUESTION WHO ARE NOT IN POSSESSION OF ENTRY VISAS
OR READILY IDENTIFIABLE AS BONA FIDE BUSINESS VISITORS OR TOURISTS
WILL HAVE TO BE ALLOWED OVER THE BORDER (TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS
WITH THE CHINESE THERE) BUT WILL TECHNICALLY BE REFUSED PERMISSION
TO ENTER. THEY WILL BE REPATRIATED TO PAKISTAN, OR ELSEWHERE,
AS SOON AS IT CAN BE ARRANGED, COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS (APART
FROM BUSINESS VISITORS, TOURISTS OR TRANSITORS) ARRIVING AT
THE AIRPORT OR BY SEA WILL BE LIABLE TO BE REFUSED PERMISSION
TO LAND IF THEY DO NOT HAVE VISAS.
6. YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO ADVISE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS
IN CONFIDENCE IN ADVANCE OF THE INTENTION TO INTRODUCE THESE
CONTROLS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN CAN BE
ASKED TO COOPERATE BY ADVISING IMMIGRANTS (ONCE THE DECISION HAS
BEEN ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY BUT NOT BEFORE) NOT TO EMBARK UPON
PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS FLIGHTS VIA.CANTON UNLESS THEY
HAVE ENTRY VISAS OR ARE BONA FIDE BUSINESS VISITORS, TOURISTS
OR TRANSITORS.
F C O PLS PASS TO ALL)
SIR D.TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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