TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 173

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YOUR TEL NO 389: CONSULAR AGREEMENT

HKK 349/1

RECEIVED IN HEGISTHY

INDEX

سلہ کرنل ms

17 APR 1904

ARCHERY

1

Taken

P Chimere visa

Atice.

1. GALSWORTHY INITIALLED TEXTS ON 13 APRIL, AND MADE THE ORAL DECLARATION ON POLITICAL ASYLUM AS INSTRUCTED.

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2. THE LATTER CAUSED SOME CONSTERNATION, BUT EVENTUALLY HUANG ZHIRONG OBSERVED THAT THE TEXT OF THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT ITSELF SPECIFIED THAT CONSULAR ACCESS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT

WITH THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF

THE RECEIVING STATE. HE THOUGH THAT THIS COULD BE TAKEN TO ·

COVER THE POINT WHICH WE HAD MADE ON POLITICAL ASYLUM. HE ALSO

SAID THAT UNDER THE AGREEMENT BOTH COUNTRIES WOULD HAVE

THE RIGHT TO REQUEST ACCESS IN ANY CASES WHERE THEY SAW FIT.

GALSWORTHY MADE NO FURTHER COMMENT.

3. NOW THAT THE TWO EXCHANGES ON THE CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG

KONG AND TRANSIT OF PRC NATIONALS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THE WAY IS

OPEN FOR SIGNATURE OF THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT WHICH SHOULD

TAKE PLACE ON 17 APRIL

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NTD

HKD

LEG ADU

CON S

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NEWS

MR WILSON

LORD N. GORDON LENNOX

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