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5. The above arrangements for the proposed Visa Office in
Hong Kong are based on the understanding that:
a) it will be known as the Hong Kong Visa Office of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic
of China;
b) it will not be a representative office of the
Government of the People's Republic of China and its
functions will be restricted to the issue of visas;
and
c) it will be separate from the Hong Kong Branch of the
J
NCNA, whose First Director will remain the senior
Chinese official in Hong Kong directly responsible
to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
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