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DEKSBY 020830Z
FROM FEKING 02042OZ APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 621 OF 2/4/84
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TEL NOS 298 AND 301: OFFICE
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CONSULAR AGREEMENT AND CHINESE VISA
1. IF WE CAN BE GIVEN IMMEDIATE INSRRUCTIONS ON THE CHINESE VISA OFFICE, WE WOULD BE PEREAPRED TO HAVE A A TRY AT USING THE MOMENTUM OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO WRAP
UP ALL THREE OUTSTANDING AGREEMENTS. WE WOULD
NOT HOWSVER RATE THE CHANCES OF SUCCESS VERY HIGH.
FOR ONE THING, THE CHINESE MAY YET INSIST ON THE NECESSARY LEG-
ISLATION BEING PASSED IN HONG KONG ON THE VISA OFFICE
BEFORE THEY WILL SIGN THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT.
2. A MAJOR DIFFICULTY SEEMS LIKELY TO BE THAT SO FAR AS WE KNOW
HONG KONG HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT EXCO'S AGREEMENT TO THE ALTERNATIVE
SYSTEM OF MONITORING (PARAGRAPH 1 OF HONG KONG TEL N 0 666)
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3. IF WE ARE TO ACT IN THIS WAY, WE WOULD NEED
INSTRUCTIONS BY 4 APRIL IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE OF GETTING
A MEETING THIS WEEK,
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