GRS 140
RESTRICTED
FM PEKING 160850Z AUG 79
RESTRICTED K 341
HKCK 341/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
IND.
20 AUG 1979 PA.
A
172
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 61 OF 16 AUGUST
INFO ROUTINE FCO, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELNO.131: IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
1.
181
177A
FIRST SECRETARY SPOKE TO ZHENG YAOWEN OF WESTERN EUROPEAN
DEPARTMENT ON 16 AUGUST AS REQUESTED IN YOUR TUR, A COPY OF
THE BOUT DE PAPIER HANDED OVER AT THE MEETING FOLLOWS BY BAG.
2. ZHENG CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT THE POLICY OF LOCAL AUTHOR-
ITIES TO ISSUE PASSPORTS AND EXIT VISAS EXCEPT TO THOSE WHOSE
FINAL DESTINATIONS WAS OTHER THAN HONG KONG. THE MFA WOULD BE
GRATEFUL TO HAVE FULL DETAILS OF FORGED DOCUMENTS AND, IF POSSIBLE, THE PROVINCE OF ORIGIN OF THE PEOPLE CONCERNED. SULLIVAN INDICATED THAT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED, BUT ASKED IN THE MEANTIME THAT PASSPORT HOLDERS NOT BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE CHINA WITHOUT
VALID VISAS FOR ONWARD DESTINATIONS. IF THEY WERE FOR SOME REASON
UNABLE TO OBTAIN VIGAS THEY SHOULD BE ASKED TO APPLY FOR HONG KONG
TRANSIT VISAS. ZHENG PROMISED TO PASS ON THIS REQUEST.
GEORGE
FILES
SEAD
PS
IK & GD
UND
FED
DESD
NAM D
PS/LPS
PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR A DUNT
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION BOAT PEOPLE
SAD
HAED
EID
PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
MR MURRAY
MR STRATTON
LORD NG LENNOX
MR FULLARD
MR FERGUSSON
MR FRESVELL
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