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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, JLG HONG KONG
OUR TELNO VISA 145: VISA POLICY: GDR
1. YOU WILL WISH TO BE AWARE THAT FOLLOWING AGREEMENT AT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL ON 7 MAY TO LIFT VISAS FOR GDR CITIZENS, WE ARE HOPING TO FINALISE A VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT WITH THE GDR AUTHORITIES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A VIEW TO PUTTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION RULES BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON 8 JUNE.
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THE VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT WILL NOT COVER GDR NATIONALS TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG. BUT BDTCS AND BN (0)S WITH RIGHT OF READMISSION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE FREE TO VISIT THE GDR WITHOUT VISAS.
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