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YOUR TELNO. 968 AND OUR TELNO 1490: HONG KONG RELATIONS WITH
HUNGARY
1. IN A MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 18 MAY, UJLAKI RAISED BOTH VISAS AND HUNGARIAN REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG.
2. ON VISAS, THE THRUST OF HIS COMPLAINT WAS THE LENGTH OF TIME THESE TOOK TO ISSUE. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE AIMING TO CUT THE PROCESSING TIME DOWN SO AS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION HERE.
3. ON REPRESENTATION, UJLAKI SAID THAT THEY WOULD PREFER A CONSULATE BUT WOULD SETTLE FOR A TRADE OFFICE. THIS COULD BE AN
OFFICE OF THE HUNGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR AN OFFICE ESTABLISHED BY AN HUNGARIAN ENTERPRISE. WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH
EITHER. IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR AN UNOFFICIAL OFFICE OF THIS SORT ALSO TO HAVE A ROLE IN FACILITATING VISAS FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE
WISHING TO GO TO HUNGARY THAT WOULD BE QUITE ACCEPTABLE TO US. WE
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF BUDAPEST COULD PUT THIS TO THE HUNGARIANS AND LET US KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT IT.
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