TNAG-1097-FCO40-1347-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 35

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FM PEKING 300823Z SEP 81

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 595 OF 30 SEPTEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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RECENTED IN PERUSTRY NO. 51

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HONG KONG TELNO 867 TO YOU? CHINESE VISA OFFICE

DESK OFFICER

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1. THE VISA OFFICE DIRECTOR-DESIGNATE AND A STAFF OF FOUR HAVE NOW APPLIED FOR VISAS TO GO TO HONG KONG ON 12 OCTOBER. OUR

TELNO | MMA 1543 REFERS.

2. THE DIRECTOR-DESIGNATE, ZHAO ZHENKUI, AND TWO OF HIS STAFF, BAI SHUZHEN AND BAQ CONGHAI, SPENT SOME MONTHS IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR WAITING FOR AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE.

THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, LIU XIEQING, AND ZENG ZHIWEN,

WERE ALSO ISSUED VISAS FOR HONG KONG LAST YEAR BUT DID NOT GO.

3. CONSULAR DEPARTMENT HAVE TOLD US THAT THE VISA APPLICATION SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN AS NOTIFICATION TO THE FCO OF THE NAME OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE. (HONG KONG TELNO 724 PARA 3(11) REFERS).

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