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SUCH PEOPLES LIU THEN ARGUED THAT IF CTS OFFICES WERE ALLOWED TO
ACCEPT VISA APPLICATIONS AND THEN FORWARD THEM TO CTS AT LO WU FOR
BNUBUTCESSING BY THE HONG KONG. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS THE INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE. OWEN RESPONDED AS INSTRUCTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR. HE ADDED THAT USING CTS WOULD SUFFER THE SAME DELAY FACTOR AS PROCESSING VISAS THROUGH THE EMBASSY. HE ADDED THAT BECAUSE OF THE USE OF FORGED DOCUMENTATION AND THE FACT THAT SOME TRANSITEES ATTEMPTED TO STAY IN HONG KONG IT WAS NECESSARY FOR APPLICANTS TO BE INTERVIEWED. IN ADDITION THE GRANTING OF A VISA DID NOT GIVE AN AUTOMATIC RIGHT OF ENTRY. PROVIDING PRIVATE PRC CITIZENS ARRIVING AT LO WU HAD A VALID PASSPORT, VALID ONWARD VISAS (OR VISA PROMISE LETTERS) AND VALID TICKETS THERE SHOULD NOT NORMALLY BE A PROBLEM. IF THE MFA WOULD SEND US COPIES OF THE LETTERS WE
WOULD LOOK AT EACH CASE.
3. LIU ENDED BY SAYING THAT THESE WRE HIS PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS AND THAT OUR PROPOSALS ON THE LENGTH OF STAY FOR TRANSITEES AND THE USE OF KAI TAK AS AN ENTRY POINT WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER '' STUDY AND CONSULTATION''. HE DID NOT AT THIS STAGE RESPOND TO THE POINTS ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION.
4. I SUGGEST WE MAINTAIN OUR POSITION OVER THE ISSUING OF VISAS HERE AND THE USE OF CTS. IF LIU RETURNS TO THE CHARGE OVER CTS WE COULD SUGGEST THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES SHOULD TELL APPLICANTS FOR EXIT VISAS, WHO INTEND TO TRAVEL TO A THIRD COUNTRY VIA HONG KONG, THAT THEY SHOULD CTS FOR DETAILS OF HONG KONG ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU AGREE PERHAPS HONG KONG COULD PREPARE A SET OF GUIDLINES WHICH WE COULD HAND TO THE MFA FOR DISTRIBUTION
TO CTS OFFICES. THIS MIGHT HELP TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS ARRIVING AT LO WU WITH INADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION.
CRADOCK
LIMITED
HK v GD
PS/MA BLAKER PS/PUS
SIRE YOUDE
MVD
FED
MR. DONALD
PPD
MR ADAMS
PS
PS/LPS
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
PS/MR RIDLEY
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