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FM PEKING 021035Z DEC 83
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1288 OF 2 DEC 83
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 833: CHINESE VISA OFFICE
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WE THINK THERE MAY BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT POINT 1(E). GALSWORTHY DISCUSSED THIS WITH MARGOLIS IN HONG KONG EARLIER THIS WEEK, OUR UDERSTANDING IS THAT HONG KONG ARE NOW PROPOSING NOT THE ORIGINAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE VISA OFFICE SHOULD REPORT REPLACEMENT DOCUMENTS MONTHLY TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, BUT AN AGREEMENT MECHANISM WHEREBY ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS
ARE PASSED TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR ENDORSEMENT WITH PERMISSION TO BE IN HONG KONG BEFORE THEY ARE ISSUED. SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE BETTER THAN THAT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, SINCE IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY PREVENT INCIDENTS AT THE FRONTIER. AN ARRANGEMENT THAT THE VISA OFFICE REPORT ON A MONTHLY BASIS DOCUMENTS ISSUED WOULD NOT NECESSARILY STOP SUCH INCIDENTS, SINCE MANY PEOPLE MIGHT LEAVE BEFORE THE REPORT WAS MADE. WE ALSO THINK THAT SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT, WHICH IS SELF-EVIDENTLY BASED ON PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS, MIGHT BE EASIER TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CHINESE THAN A CONDITION THAT THEY REPORT TO THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS APPROACH.
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