TNAG-1097-FCO40-1347-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 81

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1. It will be known as the Hongkong Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

2 It will not be a representative office of the

People's Republic of China and its function will be restricted

to the issue of Visas.

to c.

III. The Chinese side has taken note of the explanations made in paragraphs 2,3 and 4 in the Memorandum of the British

side that whilst privileges a.

can be granted to the Visa Office by administrative action by the Hongkong authorities, privileges d. to f. cannot be formally granted without Legislation. However the Hongkong authorities, would wish to give assurances that they would, in practice, normally be extended.