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Chinese citizens residing outside China and holding ordinary

passports or travel permits should apply for Hong Kong transit

visas to the British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in

the country of their residence. Double journey transit visas

will normally be granted to such applicants. Chinese citizens

residing on the mainland of China and holding ordinary passports

should, as now, apply for Hong Kong transit visas for their

return journey to the British Embassy, High Commission or

Consulate in the country they are visiting.

5. The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs reserves its right to make further representations to

the British side on the fact that the British Embassy in China.

does not accept applications for Hong Kong transit visas from

Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports. Pending mutual

agreement, Hong Kong transit visas will temporarily continue

to be issued at Luohu.

6. The two sides will continue to discuss and settle any

problems arising from the implementation of this understanding

and the problems mentioned in paragraph 5 above.

If the Embassy would kindly confirm its acceptance of the

above content in a note of reply, this Note and the Embassy's note

of reply will constitute an understanding between the Consular

Department of the Foreign Ministry of the PRC and the British

Embassy, effective as from the date of the exchange of notes.

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