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FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, HONG KONG.
RE: VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENT WITH ARGENTINA.
1. FOLLOWING AN AGREEMENT REACHED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 24 FEBRUARY 1992, ARGENTINE PASSPORT HOLDERS MAY BE PERMITTED TO VISIT HONG KONG WITHOUT VISAS FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING ONE MONTH, EXCLUDING THE DATE OF LANDING.
2. SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS VISITING ARGENTINA ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS.
3. VISAS ARE STILL REQUIRED IF ARGENTINE PASSPORT HOLDERS INTEND TO STAY LONGER IN HONG KONG OR THEY ARE COMING TO HONG KONG FOR
PURPOSES OTHER THAN VISIT.
4. THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF DSP WILL BE AMENDED IN DUE COURSE.
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