TNAG-1202-FCO40-1504-Policy-on-visas-and-entry-certificates-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 108

GPS 80

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FM HONG KONG 100942Z FEB 82

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HAK 345/2!

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TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 113 OF 10 FEBRUARY

INDE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONNG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

1921 AF 1012

YOURTELNO 80: MS CHRISTINE VERTUCCI.

THE DECISION HAS LEAKED HERE. ALTHOUGH THE DELIVERY OF OUR REPLY TO THE OBJECTION TO THE ADDRESS FROM WHICH IT WAS SENT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY MS VERTUCCI ONE OF HER CO-DIRECTORS

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IS CLAIMING SHE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED IT.

2. ATTEMPTS BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW TOMORROW MORNING HAVE SO FAR FAILED. WE SHALL TRY AGAIN.

3. IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE TAKING THE LINE WITH THE MEDIA SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MYTELNO 185

MACLEHOSE

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

LIMITED

HK & GD

NEWS D

MVD

SEAD

PUSD

PS/LPS

PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR DONALD MR URE

MR EVANS

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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