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Colonial Office Reference No. 54064/41
With the compliments of the U.S. of S.
Date
54064/41
"R" Code Telegram
TO: FROM:
June 19
Reference
TO HONG KONG
Governor (Sir G. Northcote)
Colonial Office
Enter
Secretary of State for the Colonies
5534
Sent 18th June, 1941. 14.30 hra.
No. 675 Confidential.
20 JUN 100
I
Addressed Governor Hong Kong No. 575 repeated
to Chungking No. 346.
Ordinance.
F2083.
Your despatch No. 483 Immigration Control
Chinese Chargé d'Affaires has expressed to Foreign Office appreciation of Chinese Government for action of Hong Kong Government in waiving necessity under immigration regulations for a visa on Chinese passports. Under instructions from his Government he enquired whether Hong Kong authorities would also be prepared to delete from regulations any reference to the necessity of such a visa as far as Chinese nationals are concerned. Chinese residents in Hong Kong are said to have made strong representations to Chinese Government to this effect.
2. I was not aware of reported change in regulations and would be glad to receive details of steps actually taken as well as your observations generally on the Chinese Government's present request.
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