Dear
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SEQURILI DRANCH
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I am writing to you urgently in connection
with the news, published by a newspaper in Hong Kong
today, that your government may be preparing to
require visas for Hong Kong visitors.
We gather that this proposed measure is in
no way related to Hong Kong - and I imagine that you
will be making that clear to the media in any
follow-up enquiries but even so you will appreciate
how badly it will impact here.
HARA Vonn mannle are naturally particularly
sensitive on nationality and travel document
matters. Hong Kong is one of the world's major
international business centres, and free movement
between here and your country has benefitted all.
Between us we have worked hard to provide mutual
visa-free short term visits for, on the one hand,
your country's passport-holders coming to Hong Kong,
and, on the other, for Hong Kong British Dependent
Territories Citizens and British (Nationals)
(Overseas) passport holders. Our travellers, like
yours, have an excellent record of behaviour.
have been no problems with returnability of those
very few who have caused a problem at either end.
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