TNAG-1281-FCO40-1632-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 74

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5. ON ARTICLE 7 IT IS A PITY THAT THE CHINESE HAVE NOT GONE

FOR THE MORE PERMISSIVE WORDING, BUT SINCE WE HAD ALREADY ACCEPTED THE WORDING WHICH THEY ARE NOW PROPOSING, AND SINCE

AGREEMENT AS WELL,

WE ASSUME THAT THE

THEY ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT IT IN THE HONG KONG VISA OFFICE

THERE SEEMS NO FURTHER BASIS TO ARGUE THIS. CHANGE WILL NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HONG KONG, SINCE THE DEGREE OF IMMUNITY BEING OFFERED WITH THE REVISED WORDING IS LESS THAN WE WERE PROPOSING IN THE DRAFT

ALREADY GIVEN TO THE CHINESE.

CLARK

LIMITED

FED

NTD

CONSULAR D

PROTOCOL D

PUSD

COPIES TO:

MR WHOMERSLEY, LEGAL ADVISERS

PPD

POD

HKD

OED

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

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