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FROM PEKING 12030OZ APR 34

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 717 OF 12/4/84

HKK 34574.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

IMOEX

12 APR 1904.

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

41349/1

YOUR TEL NO 366:

TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRC PASSPORT

HOLDERS

1. APOLOGIES FOR THIS OMISSION, FULL TEXT IS AS FOLLOWS:

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THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRESENT THEIR COMPLIMENTS

TO THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN CHINA AND HAS THE HONOUR TO STATE AS FOLLOWS:

THE FOLLOWING UNDERSTANDING, WHICH INCORPORATES PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD BY BOTH SIDES, HAS BEEN REACHED THROUGH CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN

MINISTRY AND THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN CHINA ON

NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE BY THE HONG KONG BRITISH AUTHORITIES FOR CHINESE CITIZENS TRAVELLING VIA HONG KONG

FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES:

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1. THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL NORMALLY GRANT 7 DAYS STAY IN HONG KONG TO CHINESE CITIZENS TRAVELLING VIA HONG KONG

FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE VALID ORDINARY CHINESE PASSPORTS OR TRAVEL PERMITS, ENTRY VISAS FOR THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION OR A LETTER FROM THE

AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION AGREEING

TO ISSUE THE VISA IN HONG KONG, AND PROOF THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY.

2. THE LENGTH OF STAY IN HONG KONG MAY BE EXTENDED TO ONE MONTH IF THERE ARE LEGITIMATE REASONS. IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LENGTH OF STAY MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND ONE MONTH

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