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- 8 JAN 1986
PFICER
REGISTRY
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Action Take:.
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 41: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL : LYDIA DUNN'S LETTER.
DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON 4 DECEMBER 1985, BOTH THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERRED TO THE FACT THAT THEPE ARE AT PRESENT 70 TO 80 COUNTRIES WHICH HOLDERS OF HONG KONG BDTC PASSPORTS DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA TO VISIT. WE
BELIEVE MISS DUNN MUST BE REFERRING TO THIS CONVENIENCE IN TRAVEL
NOW ENJOYED BY HK BDTCS IN HER LETTER.
2. THE 'NO VISA REQUIREMENT' FOR HK BDTCS TO VISIT THE MAJORITY OF THESE 70 TO 80 COUNTRIES IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN HMG AND THE RESPECTIVE STATES WHICH
HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG. THE DECISION TO WAIVE VISA
REQUIREMENT FOR HK BDTCS WAS IN MANY CASES MADE UNILATERALLLY BY THESE COUNTRIES TO FACILITATE TRAVEL FROM HONG KONG.
3. WE SHALL EXPLAIN THIS TO MISS DUNN.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/R RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
- COPIES TO :
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE. HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICI
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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