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RECOYED IN MRO-STARS. D
15 DEC1981
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1117 OF 12 DECEMBER
FM HONG KONG 120315Z DEC 81
TO PRIORITY FCO
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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PEKING TELNO 7291 HONG KONG TRA
PASSPORT HOLDERS.
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See tikk 345/3
NO OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF A REFERENCE TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH TRANSIT VISAS WOULD BE ISSUED. THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE MIGHT BE ADDED TO PARA 1(5) OF THE TEXT. ''THE QUESTION OF THE LOCATIONS AT WHICH CHINESE CITIZENS TRAVELLING
FROM MAINLAND CHINA BY WAY OF HONG KONG FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES MAY
APPLY FOR VISAS IS A MATTER FOR FURTHER CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN
THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE
BITISH EMBASSY ''
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2. DELAYS IN VISA ISSUING. OVERSEAS VISA POSTS HAVE AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE WITHOUT REFERENCE DOUBLE JOURNEY TRANSIT VISAS TO PRC PASSPORT
HOLDERS. REFERRED APPLICATIONS GENERALLY TAKE SIX WEEKS. WE-SHOULD
NOT WISH TO REVEAL TO THE CHINESE THAT CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF
APPLICATION CAN BE APPROVED BY PEKING OR OTHER VIŠA POSTS WITHOUT
REFERENCE: THE CURRENT LINE IS THAT ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REFERRED
TO HONG KONG. WE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SAY THAT THE PROCESS COULD BE SPEEDED UP IF APPLICANTS ASKED FOR TELEX FACILITIES (FOR WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY). IF THE APPLICANTS COULD WRITE IN ADVANCE
TO THEIR HONG KONG SPONSOR TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO RESPOND QUICKLY, THIS WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL.
3. MALTREATMENT, THE CASE REFERRED TO BY LIU WAS RAISED AT THE BORDER LIAISON MEETING IN GUANGZHOU ON 30 OCTOBER. IT WAS AGREED
THEN THAT THE RESULTS OF OUR INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PASSED TO THE
@INESE THROUGH BORDER LIAISON CHANNELS. A WRITTEN REPLY WAS GIVEN TO THE HEAD OF THE SHENZHEN BORDER INSPECTION STATION ON 5 NOVEMBER (COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG). THIS REFUTED A NUMBER OF THE ALLEGATIONS MADE, INCLUDNG THE CLAIM THAT MISS LIANG WAS ASKED TO
REMOVE HER CLOTHES. WE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SHOULD EXPRESS SURPRISE
THAT THE MFA SHOULD HAVE RAISED A CASE WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN
DEALT WITH SATISFACTORILY LOCALLY BUT REITERATE
TO INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS.
OUR WILLINGNESS
1982-
MACLEHOSE
LIMITED
HK & GD
FED
MR DONALD
[NOT ADVANCED]
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