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Japanese Visa Requirements for Hong Kong UK

Passport holders

4.

The Hong Kong Government have consistently

maintained pressure to be included in the reciprocal

Concluded ん

Visa Abolition Agreement

between HMG and the

Japanese Government in 1962; or for a waiver

arrangement to be concluded.

A series of approaches

at official level and an approach by Mr Royle have

been made to the Japanese Government without

success.

Subsequently, following discussions

between the Governor and the Japanese Consul-

General in Hong Kong in January 1973, an arrangement

has been agreed based on a 1957 Exchange of Notes

between the Japanese and UK Governments covering

the reciprocal issue of continuous visas for Japan

and the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Federation

of Malaya.

5. The arrangement involves a considerable increase

in the issue of continuous visas for Japan to

Those arcangements wer holders of Hong Kong passportsandes due to be

brought into effect on 1 February 1973 We have had

no news of any recent developments and assume that

Hee

these arrangements are proceeding smoothly.

German Visa Requirements for Hong Kong Passport

Holders

6. We are committed at Ministerial level to

approaching the Germans to request a relaxation of

their vis a requirements for British subjects from

Hong Kong. The prospects of obtaining any

/relaxation

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