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W(B)L 51-7406
Since the passing the Commonwealth Emaneguento Act of 1965,
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CONFIDENTIAL
PART II
German Visa requirements for Hong Kong
Passport Holders.
Because
vinee citizens of the United Kingdom and
Colonies who belong to British dependent
territories are generally subject to U.K.
immigration controls,
they
eople can no longer
be automatically sent to the U.K. by the
German authorities if any problem arises over
In view
or
their admission to/stay in Germany.
to/st
of this, the present policy of the Federal
German authorities is that all persons
belonging to British dependent territories
and travelling on passports issued in those
territories are subject to the German visa
requirement. This is because the Germans
consider that they will be confronted with
fewer problems if they exercise control over
Colonial belongers through their normal visa
system. This is a matter which affects all
British dependent territories and not only
Hong Kong.
5. Despite their attitude as described above,
the Germans welcome any gesture by our
overseas dependent territories as regards
a unilateral concession of visa waiver
in respect of German nationals wishing to
visit such territories. The Hong Kong
authorities have, in fact, allowed such a
concession to enable German nationals to
visit the Colony for a stay of up to one
month and they would like the Germans to
afford reciprocal facilities for Hong Kong
passport holders visiting the Federal German
Republic.
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