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FM PEKING 0308252 OCT 80
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 645 OF 3 OCT 80
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HONG KONG TELNO 1278: TRANSIT VISAS
NICK 345/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 0 6 OCT 1980
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1. WE ARE READY TO ACT AS SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 19 OF
TUR,
SUBJECT TO INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED IN YOUR TELMO 862. THE ANSWER ON CTS GROUPS IS VERY HELPFUL. MFA WILL HOWEVER ALSO EXPECT -A- SPECIFIC ANSWER
TO THE DEMANDS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR TELNO 626. IN (76)
ARGUING FOR THE STATUS QUO ANTE 22 MARCH WE SHALL DEAL WITH (1) AND (2). BUT ON (3) AND (4) OUR READING IS THAT, EVEN IF PRC PASSPORT HOLDERS HAVE VALID DOCUMENTATION ETC, THEY WILL AT BEST BE ALLOWED DIRECT TRANSIT, WITHOUT STAY, IF, IN THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER'S VIEW, THEY INTEND TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG. THIS IS EXPLICABLE IN THE LIGHT OF BACKGROUND MATERIAL PROVIDED ON INDIVIDUAL CASES.
2. WE AGREE THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS VISITING HERE SHOULD NOT NEGOTIATE, BUT IN VIEW OF THE MFA'S CONCERN OVER TRANSIT VISAS, ANY CALL ON THEM WILL HAVE OBVIOUS BRIEFING VALUE.
WE SHOULD ACCORDINGLY LIKE A SENIOR EXPATRIATE OFFICER TO PARTICIPATE. WE WOULD ALSO SEE VALUE IN THE SUGGESTED VISIT TO HONG KONG OF GUANGDONG IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS.
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