TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 29

GRS 250

RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

FROM PEKING 210955Z NOV 84

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2802 OF 21/11/84

AND TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

MIPT:

(78,

CONSULAR AGREEMENT AND CHINESE VISA OFFICE

IN HONG KONG

79

Sed 80

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1 TEXT OF DRAFT LETTER FROM AMBASSADOR TO DIRECTOR OF

CONSULAR DEPARTMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINS:

I AM WRITING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN

IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINĂ ̈

ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL AT SHANGHAI

AND A CHINESE CONSULATE-GENERAL AT MANCHESTER, SIGNED IN

PEKING ON 17 APRIL 1984, TO NOTIFY YOU THAT ON (DATE) THE

PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY BRITISH LAW

CONSEQUENT UPON THE SIGNATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT WERE COMPLETED.

↑ LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM YOU OF THE COMPLETION O

F THE

!

PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY LAW ON THE CHINESE SIDE WHEN, IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11, THE AGREEMENT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE.

I AM ALSO ABLE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT ON (DATE) IN HONG KONG

THE CHINESE VISA OFFICE (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ORDINANCE

(WILL ENTER) (ENTERED ) INTO FORCE BY NOTICE IN THE

GAZETTE, THEREBY GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE

UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THIS EMBASSY AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS SET OUT IN THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES OF

14 APRIL ON PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES FOR THE

CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

EVANS-

LIMITED

FED

HKD

PROTOCOL.D,

MUA

НКК 349

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

29 NOV 1984

MR. WILSON.

RESTRICTED

DESK OFFICER

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