TT HONG KONG
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R: Plcc Mr Glover NTO
this Walker Hun. (55 2.46.
pa Chinese visa office
кес 406/2
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14 SEP 1984
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FROM T COE, FED, FCO
FILE REFERENCE FEC 406/2, DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 1984
FOLLOWING FOR N J COX, APA HONG KONG PAR THOMSON, PEKING.
CONSULAR AGREEMENT: CHINESE VISA OFFICE
1.
2.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TL OF 5 SEPTEMBER. (72)
OUR TELNO 1704 WAS INTENDED ONLY TO SIGNAL AGREEMENT TO YOUR PROVIDING PEKING WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE COMPLETION
OF THE VISA OFFICE PROCEDURES, CONTAINED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TL.
AS AGREED WITH THE CHINESE, WE WOULD NOT (NOT) WISH THE VISA
OFFICE ORDINANCE TO COME INTO EFFECT BEFORE THE CONSULAR
AGREEMENT.
3. ON THE UK SIDE, WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURES GIVING
THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT FORCE OF LAW BEFORE THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THE DRAFT ORDER HAS TO BE DEBATED AND APPROVED BY BOTH HOUSES
OF PARLIAMENT DURING NOVEMBER, AND WILL THEN BE TAKEN BY THE
PRIVY COUNCIL, PROBABLY AT A MEETING IN THE THIRD WEEK OF
NOVEMBER.
4. WE ARE THEREFORE AIMING, IF YOU AND PEKING AGREE, FOR BOTH THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT AND VISA OFFICE ORDINANCE TO COME INTO
FORCE ABOUT THE END OF NOVEMBER OR BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, THE PRECISE DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 11 OF THE AGREEMENT.
5. WE PROPOSE THAT PEKING NOW SPEAK TO CONSULAR DEPARTMENT ON THE LINES OF PARA 3 AND 4 ABOVE, AND DRAWING ON THE SECOND HALF
OF YOUR PARA 2 TO EXPLAIN THE BRIEFING PROCESS IN HONG KONG.
WHILE WE CANNOT GIVE THE CHINESE AN EXACT DATE FOR
COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURES IN HONG KONG WE DO NOT ENVISAGE
THATTHESENEED BE DELAYED BEYOND THE END OF NOVEMBER.
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