TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 27

RR PEKING

HKCK 349

3491

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RECEIVED IN ALGISTRY

-3 DEC 1904

DESK OF CE

*ACIS

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INDEX

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бон

GRS 124

RESTRICTED

FM FCO 301040Z NOV 84

TO ROUTINE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1469 OF 30 NOVEMBER

AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

FROM FED

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pa Chinese visa cffice

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PEKINGĮ TELNOS 2801 AND 2802 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1338 CONSULAR AGREEMENT AND CHINESE VISA OFFICE ORDINANCE IN HONG KONG

1. WE EXPECT ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES HERE TO BE COMPLETED

ON 19 DECEMBER. SUBJECT TO OUR CONFIRMATION THAT THIS HAS HAP- PENED, THE NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE GIVING FORCE TO THE VISA OFFICE ORDINANCE COULD BE PUBLISHED ON ANY DATE THEREAFTER. HONG KONG

MAY HOWEVER PREFER TO WAIT UNTIL THE CHINESE NOTIFY PEKING

OF COMPLETION OF THE LEGAL PROCEDURES BRINGING THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT INTO FORCE.

2. NTD AND LEGALADVISERSHAVE COMMENTS ON THE FORM AND TEXT

OF THE DRAFT LETTER FROM HMA PEKING: WE WILL REVERT SHORTLY.

HOWE

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NTD

CONS D

PROTOCOL D

COPIES TO:

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS

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