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agree ost recovery target in respect of our entry
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clearance opertion.
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4. it is, of course, impossible to give longer term undertaking
predictions as we need to look at our whole entry
clearance effort on a regular basis but for the moment at
least we can place the question of gratis visas issued In
Peking on the back burner.
5.
Incidentally you mention in your letter (para 5) the
need to consult the Hong Kong Immigration Service over
the question of gratis visas etc. In your para 7 you say
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that not much revenue would accru to us. In fact, when
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we issue visas on behalf of other countries or dependent
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territories we retain the fees and an additional charge
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is incurred where an application is referred.
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therefore we would have benefitted by least £650,000 in
Peking
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respect of visas issued on behalf of Hong Kong. That
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