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British education and research facilities and to mount
British cultural events in China
III.
DS SPONSORED STAFF: British-Consulate General, Shanghai
A small Consulate-General opened in Shanghai in 1985
with a UK based staff of 3 (one DS4, one DS7, one DS9) and
seven locally engaged staff. The British Council have one
UK-based member of staff assigned to the Consulate-General.
Its main function is commercial. It does not issue visas.
Taking into account all factors, including the division of
time of the Head of Mission and weighting the figures
according to the salaries of the officers concerned, we
estimate that the collective effort of the Mission is
divided as follows:
8
Political
4
Economic
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70
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Commercial
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Aid
Information
Consular
Immigration/Visa
Administration/Accounts
Support
Security
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The percentage functional breakdown of the effort above
excludes the Residence servants. Their total numbers are,
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