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TO ROUTINE SEOUL TELNO 16 OF 13 JUNE 1978
INFO F C O (FOR CONSULAR DEPT).
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
VISA WORK FOR HONG KONG.
COPCUTT'S LETTER OF 31 MAY REFERS. WE WOULD GLADLY LIGHTEN
YOUR WORKLOAD BY EXTENDING THE VISA FREE PERIOD FOR KOREAN VISITORS, IF THE KOREANS WERE PREPARED TO ALLOW RECIPROCAL
FACILITIES FOR HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS. THERE IS NO SIGN HERE
THAT THEY WISH TO DO SO.
IF THE EXPECTED CHANGE IN KOREAN PASSPORT RULES RESULTS
IN INCREASED VISA WORK FOR YOU ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG, WE SEE NO ALTERNATIVE TO INCREASING YOUR STAFF. YOU MAY WISH TO POINT OUT TO THE INSPECTORS THAT HONG KONG FACES A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH UK ENTRY CLEARANCE WORK ON BEHALF OF HMG, FOR WHICH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS A STAFF OF 28 AT NO COST TO HMG.
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