TNAG-1095-FCO40-1345-Visas-for-Chinese-nationals-visiting-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 79

(B) THOSE FROM ELSEWHERE WOULD HAVE TO BE GOING DIRECTLY TO CHINA AND HAVE, IF NECESSARY, ENTRY VISAS:

(C) CHINESE PASSPORT HOLDERS WHO REMAINED IN HONG KONG BEYOND ONE MONTH WILL BE ACCEPTED BACK AUTOMATICALLY BY CHINA IF EITHER THEY HAD COME FROM CHINA OR, IF FROM ELSEWHERE, ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO RETURN TO THEIR POINT OF DEPARTURE. (IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION WOULD BE PREPARED TO EXTEND TRANSIT BEYOND ONE MONTH):

(D) SEVEN DAYS WILL NOT BE AN AUTOMATIC RIGHT. IT WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER'S DISCRETION TO REFUSE ENTRY OR INSIST ON IMMEDIATE TRANSIT IF HE THINKS EITHER

NECESSARY:

(E) THESE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE REVIEWED AFTER THREE MONTHS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD REVERT TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM IF THERE WAS WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS.

(111) ISSUING OF VISAS IN PEKING. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD EXPECT TRANSIT VISAS TO BE ISSUED IN PEKING FOR ORDINARY CITIZENS AS THEY WOULD BE IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO AIMING FOR SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT IN THE LONGER TERM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF ACCOMMODATION AND STAFF AT THE EMBASSY. SOLVING IT IS, TO A LARGE EXTENT, IN THE HANDS OF THE CHINESE. WE SUGGEST THIS SHOULD BE PUT SQUARELY TO THEM WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT THE EMBASSY WILL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH ALL VISAS FOR

HONG KONG ONCE ACCOMMODATION AND STAFF PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. MEANWHILE THERE IS NO GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE CHINESE MEAN BY

MAKING USE OF CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE. IF THIS IS MERELY TO FORWARD VISA APPLICATIONS TO THE EMBASSY, NOTHING PRESUMABLY WOULD BE GAINED IN REDUCING THE EMBASSY'S WORKLOAD. IF THE

IDEA IS TO SEND APPLICATIONS DIRECT TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HONG KONG, WE WOULD NOT LIKE IT SINCE THIS WOULD DO NOTHING TO SPEED APPLICATIONS, WOULD LEAD TO CTS ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS: AND WOULD BE DISCRIMINATING

MARKEDLY IN THEIR FAVOUR IN RELATION TO OTHER TRAVEL AGENTS.

3. PROVIDING YOU AGREE. GRATEFUL IF THE EMBASSY WOULD REPLY TO THE CHINESE ON THE LINES OF THE PARAGRAPHS ABOVE EXCEPT THE LAST SENTENCE OF 2 (111)

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