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TELEGRAM NUMBER 357 OF 10 APRIL
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YOUR TELNO 686 AND HONG KONG TELNO 982: CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN
HONG KONG
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WE, LIKE HONG KONG, PREFER THE CHINESE FORMULA IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TUR TO THE FORMULA SUGGESTED IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 7. THE
DISADVANTAGE OF THE LATTER IS THAT IT ADMITS THE POSSIBILITY OF
GIVING ALL OFFICERS OF THE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG (WHETHER HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC OR SERVICE PASSPORTS) THE EQUIVALENT DIPLO-
MATIC STATUS TO BE GIVEN TO CONSULAR OFFICERS AND CONSULAR EMPLOYEES
UNDER THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT. AS HONG KONG RECOGNISE (PARA 3 OF
THEIR TUR), THIS WOULD BE OFFERING THE CHINESE MORE THAN THEY ARE
SEEKING. WE SHOULD ALSO PREFER THAT PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE
UNDERSTANDING BE CONFINED TO MATTERS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION AND
INVIOLABILITY, AND THAT ALL MATTERS RELATING TO JURISDICTIONAL
IMMUNITY BE DEALT WITH IN PARAGRAPH 5.
2.
WE CAN AGREE WITH THE CHINESE COMPROMISE FORMULA IN YOUR
PARAGRAPH 3 WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS:
(I)
LINE 3: SUBSTITUTE FULL STOP FOR COLON AFTER
'AUTHORITIES'.
(II) LINE 7: SUBSTITUTE QUOTE THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF
THIS PARAGRAPH UNQUOTE FOR QUOTE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
PROVISION UNQUOTE.
(III) IN ADDITION TO THE TWO EXCEPTIONS IN SUB-PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF PARA 5 OF DRAFT IN YOUR TELNO 235, YOU SHOULD ADD THE FOLLOWING: QUOTE (C) RELATING TO PRIVATE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
SITUATED IN HONG KONG UNLESS THE OFFICER OF THE VISA
OFFICE HOLDS IT ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE VISA OFFICE:
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