DESTRICTED
MKK 040/2
GRS 175
RESTRICTED
}
FM HONG KONG 05004OZ FEB 35
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 275 OF 5 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
122)
YOUR TELNO 208: HONG KONG BILL
: PROPOSED AMENDMENT
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME FACTUAL INACCURACY IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF THE PROPOSED STATEMENT IN PARA. 3 OF TUR. WE SUGGEST THAT THE LAST SENTENCE IN PARA. 3 OF TUR BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING
-
'FOR ORDINARY VISITS NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS TO THE UK, BDTCS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR ENTRY CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE OPTIONAL FOR THIS PURPOSE. BUT BDTCS WHO ARE BONA FIDE FREQUENT TRAVELLERS MAY, IF THEY WISH, OBTAIN MULTIPLE-VISIT ENTRY CERTIFICATES VALID FOR TWO YEARS IF THE FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF THEIR PREVIOUS VISITS SHOW THAT THEY MERIT SUCH A CONCESSION.'
2. WE HAVE NOT MENTIONED MULTIPLE-VISIT B ENTRY CERTIFICATES VALID FOR FOUR YEARS FOR IMPORTANT BUSINESS VISITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DSP VOL. 50 WHICH SAYS THAT THIS FACILITY SHOULD NOT BE PUBLICIZED IN CASE THIS LEADS TO EMBARRASSMENT THROUGH CLAIMS FROM PEOPLE TO WHOM IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE KR D B C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR HYDE HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
RESTRICTED
129