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FM PEKING 13040OZ MAY 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 47 OF 13/5/83
REPEATED FOR INFO TO ROUTINE FCO
14
MY TEL NO 42: CHINESE VISA OFFICE
--- HKGD. (26
---) нкад
HKK 349/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1. HEAD OF CHANCERY HAS BEEN SUMMONED AT 1500 HOURS ON
19 MAY 1933
DESK OFFICER
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16 MAY TO SEE LIN YONGPIN OF MFA CONSULAR DEPARTMENT ABOUT
THE VISA OFFICE.
PA
2. WE EXPECT THAT LIN WILL REFER TO THE ASSURANCE, WHICH WE GAVE IN THE TALKS ON THE UK/CHINA CONSULAR AGREEMENT THAT ON
CERTAIN CONDITIONS HONG KONG WOULD BE WILLING TO LEGISLATE IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE VISA OFFICE, AND TO ASK FOR OUT PROPOSAL ON HOW THIS SHOULD BE DONE.
WE PROPOSE TO REMIND HIM THAT WHILE HONG KONG AS EXPRESSED WILLING-
NESS IN PRINCIPLE TO LEGISLATE, THIS IS DEPENDENT ON ACHIEVING A
SATISFACTORY TEXT FOR THE UK/CHINA CONSULAR AGREEMENT WHICH HAS
NOT YET BEEN DONE. (ON THE LATTER WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR
THE MFA CONSULAR DEPARTMENT TO COME BACK TO US, AND SUSPECT
THAT THEY MAY INTEND TO SIT IT OUT WHILE THEY EXPLORE OUR
INTENTIONS ON THE VISA OFFICE).
3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHEN YOU EXPECT
TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO OUR TEL NOS 42 AND 43 BY 1200
LOCAL ON 16 MAY
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26
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NTD
CONS.D
PCD HKGD
CRADOCK
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PS/ LORD BELSTEAD PS/PUS
MR GIFFARD MR DONALD
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