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TELNO MISC 775
OF 260845Z SEPTEMBER 89
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MDLIAN 3368
VISIT OF HUNGARIAN JOURNALISTS TO MACAU MUSIC FESTIVAL
1. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF PORTUGAL IN HONG KONG THAT TWO HUNGARIAN TELEVISION JOURNALISTS WISH TO COVER A MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MACAU DURING OCTOBER. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUL GENERAL THE JOURNALISTS ALSO WISH TO VISIT HONG KONG AND THEY HAVE APPLIED TO YOU FOR VISAS. HOWEVER, HE IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH
GETTING THEM TO MACAU.
2. WE WOULD NOT (NOT) WISH THE HUNGARIAN JOURNALISTS TO BE GIVEN VISAS FOR HONG KONG, BUT THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THEM TRANSITTING HONG KONG TO COVER THE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MACAU. THEY SHOULD HAVE
APPROPRIATE EXIT AND RE-ENTRY PAPERS FOR THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (HUNGARY) AND CONFIRMED TICKETS FOR THEIR RETURN FLIGHT FROM HONG KONG. AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE HONG KONG TRANSIT VISAS, IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL IF THEY HAD SOME DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE (EG VISAS) THAT
THEIR FINAL DESTINATION IS MACAU. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO CATCH
THE FIRST AVAILABLE FERRY TO MACAU FOLLOWING THEIR ARRIVAL IN HONG
KONG: SIMILARLY THEY SHOULD TIME THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG TO
ENABLE THEM TO CONNECT WITH THEIR OUTGOING FLIGHT WITH THE MINIMUM
DELAY.
3. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WILL ESCORT THEM BETWEEN HONG KONG AIRPORT AND THE MACAU FERRY
TERMINAL. IT WOULD THEREFORE BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THEIR FLIGHT
DETAILS IN ADVANCE.
WILSON
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