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YOUR TELNO 686 AND HONG KONG TELNO 982: CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN

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WE, LIKE HONG KONG, PREFER THE CHINESE FORMULA IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TUR TO THE FORMULA SUGGESTED IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 7. THE

DISADVANTAGE OF THE LATTER IS THAT IT ADMITS THE POSSIBILITY OF

GIVING ALL OFFICERS OF THE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG (WHETHER HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC OR SERVICE PASSPORTS) THE EQUIVALENT DIPLO-

MATIC STATUS TO BE GIVEN TO CONSULAR OFFICERS AND CONSULAR EMPLOYEES

UNDER THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT. AS HONG KONG RECOGNISE (PARA 3 OF

THEIR TUR), THIS WOULD BE OFFERING THE CHINESE MORE THAN THEY ARE

SEEKING. WE SHOULD ALSO PREFER THAT PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE

UNDERSTANDING BE CONFINED TO MATTERS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION AND

INVIOLABILITY, AND THAT ALL MATTERS RELATING TO JURISDICTIONAL

IMMUNITY BE DEALT WITH IN PARAGRAPH 5.

2.

WE CAN AGREE WITH THE CHINESE COMPROMISE FORMULA IN YOUR

PARAGRAPH 3 WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS:

(I)

LINE 3: SUBSTITUTE FULL STOP FOR COLON AFTER

'AUTHORITIES'.

(II) LINE 7: SUBSTITUTE QUOTE THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF

THIS PARAGRAPH UNQUOTE FOR QUOTE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED

PROVISION UNQUOTE.

(III) IN ADDITION TO THE TWO EXCEPTIONS IN SUB-PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF PARA 5 OF DRAFT IN YOUR TELNO 235, YOU SHOULD ADD THE FOLLOWING: QUOTE (C) RELATING TO PRIVATE IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

SITUATED IN HONG KONG UNLESS THE OFFICER OF THE VISA

OFFICE HOLDS IT ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE

PURPOSES OF THE VISA OFFICE:

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