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From: Deborah Barnes Jones
Hong Kong Department
Date: 30 July 1993
cc: Sir J Coles
Mr Lewty, MVD
Mr Sullivan, NTCD Mr Cary, ECD (I)
Mr Madden, SED Mr Hope, WED
Miss Brooks (Legal
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Mr Ham
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Mr Morris
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Mr. homer. Boyd
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HONG KONG: INCLUSION IN COMMON VISA LIST OF SCHENGEN COUNTRIES
Problem
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1. We have established that Hong Kong figures on the Common Visa List (CVL) established by the 9 EC Member States
How which are signatories of the Schengen Convention (SC). best to protect visa free travel for Hong Kong BDTCs and BN (0)s visiting Europe?
Recommendation
2.
That we find out more about plans of SC countries to establish visa regimes and lobby for Hong Kong to be excluded. I submit a telegram instructing capitals of SC countries which now admit BDTCs and BN (0)s visa free. (These are Benelux, Italy, Greece and Spain). I further recommend that we ask the French (who hold the Schengen Presidency until end of the year) for a briefing on the CVL, put on record the problems its implementation would cause Hong Kong
At the (and us) and lobby them to revise the Schengen list. very least we should aim to delay implementation as long as possible in respect of Hong Kong. ECD (I) and MVD concur.