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(C) THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF TWO-WAY VISITORS PERMITS SHOULD NCT EXCEED THREE MONTHS AND SHOULD NORMALLY BE FOR ONE

MONTH ONLY :

(D) THOSE VISITORS TO HONG KONG WHO DO NOT RETURN VOLUNTARILY TO CHINA WHEN THEIR PERMITS EXPIRE WILL, IF NECESSARY, BE SENT BACK TO CHINA BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, AND WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES. THEY WILL BE HANDLED BY THE H K G IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THEIR STATUS AS VISITORS:

AND

(E) WE APPRECIATE THE PRESSURE ON THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW MORE VISITS TO HONG KONG. IF THE ARRANGEMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, AND WORK WELL IN PRACTICE, WE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO CONSIDER ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL GENUINE VISITS OF SHORT DURATION.

MACLEHOSE

HK VG D FED NEWS.D

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MR. DONALD

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

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