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VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SOUTH AFRICA
1. WE ARE COPYING TO YOU BY BAG AN EXCHANGE OF TELEGRAMS WITH HONG KONG RESTING WITH HONG KONG TELNO 3821.
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2. HONG KONG HAVE NOW CONCLUDED VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS WITH SOUTH AFRICA BY AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WHICH WILL ALLOW BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA WITHOUT VISAS FOR UP TO 15 DAYS AND VICE VERSA. THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON 20 JANUARY 1991.
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WE SHALL AMEND THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE PROCEDURE ACCORDINGLY.
FOR HONG KONG: GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND BY BAG TO PRETORIA AND FCO COPIES OF THE FINAL EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
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