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PARA 1(4): WE AGREE WITH THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENT IN YOUR TELNO 717 TO PEKING. THIS WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH A BILL WHOSE STARTING POINT WAS DISAPPLICATION OF CAP 259.
PARA 1(5): NO OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSHON OF TAXES. THIS APPLIES PRINCIPALLY TO VEHICLE TAXES. BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE APPLIED TO OTHER MINOR FORMS OF TAXATION (EG. STAMP DUTY ON LEASES) TO THE SAME EXTENT AS TO CONSULATES AND CONSULATES GENERAL IN
HONG KONG.
PARA 1(6): WE SHOULD PREFER TO RETAIN QUOTE SEARCH UNQUOTE.
IT IS THE STANDARD TERM.
PARA 2: NO OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF QUOTE CERTIFICATES SUBSTITUTING PASSPORTS UNQUOTE.
PARA 7: THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT DETAILS OF ALL REPLACEMENT DOCUMENTS MSSUED WAS, AS PEKING POINT OUT, ENDORSED BY EXCO. WHILST THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT (NOT) WISH TO MAKE IT A STICKING POINT, THE COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO BE CONSULTED BEFORE IT WAS WAIVED. THERE ARE
PRACTICAL REASONS FOR HAVING SUCH A REQUIREMENT, APART FROM THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE CONCESSION IS NOT ABUSED. ANYONE
OTHER THAN A PERMANET HONG KONG RESIDENT HAS AN IMMIGRATION STAMP ON HIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT INDICATING THE PERIOD FOR WHICH HE IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG. THE HOLDER OF A REPLACE- MENT DOCUMENT MUST HAVE THE ENDORSEMENT RENEWED, OTHERWISE HE WILL FACE DIFFICULTY IN LEAVING HONG KONG. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT DO NOT (NOT) BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RELY ON THE VISA OFFICE TELLING RECIPIENTS OF NEW TRAVEL DOCUMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO GO TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR A RENEWAL OF ENDORSEMENT. ANY TRAVELLER WHO OMITS TO
DO SO WILL BE SUBJECT TO DELAY AT THE POINT OF EXIT. THIS
MIGHT GIVE RISE TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND ILLWILL OF A KIND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST, PARTICULARLY IF THE TRAVELLER
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