TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 32

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FROM T COE, FED, FCO

FILE REFERENCE FEC 406/2, DATED 13 SEPTEMBER 1984

FOLLOWING FOR N J COX, APA HONG KONG PAR THOMSON, PEKING.

CONSULAR AGREEMENT: CHINESE VISA OFFICE

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2.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TL OF 5 SEPTEMBER. (72)

OUR TELNO 1704 WAS INTENDED ONLY TO SIGNAL AGREEMENT TO YOUR PROVIDING PEKING WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE COMPLETION

OF THE VISA OFFICE PROCEDURES, CONTAINED IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TL.

AS AGREED WITH THE CHINESE, WE WOULD NOT (NOT) WISH THE VISA

OFFICE ORDINANCE TO COME INTO EFFECT BEFORE THE CONSULAR

AGREEMENT.

3. ON THE UK SIDE, WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURES GIVING

THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT FORCE OF LAW BEFORE THE END OF NOVEMBER.

THE DRAFT ORDER HAS TO BE DEBATED AND APPROVED BY BOTH HOUSES

OF PARLIAMENT DURING NOVEMBER, AND WILL THEN BE TAKEN BY THE

PRIVY COUNCIL, PROBABLY AT A MEETING IN THE THIRD WEEK OF

NOVEMBER.

4. WE ARE THEREFORE AIMING, IF YOU AND PEKING AGREE, FOR BOTH THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT AND VISA OFFICE ORDINANCE TO COME INTO

FORCE ABOUT THE END OF NOVEMBER OR BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, THE PRECISE DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE

PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 11 OF THE AGREEMENT.

5. WE PROPOSE THAT PEKING NOW SPEAK TO CONSULAR DEPARTMENT ON THE LINES OF PARA 3 AND 4 ABOVE, AND DRAWING ON THE SECOND HALF

OF YOUR PARA 2 TO EXPLAIN THE BRIEFING PROCESS IN HONG KONG.

WHILE WE CANNOT GIVE THE CHINESE AN EXACT DATE FOR

COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURES IN HONG KONG WE DO NOT ENVISAGE

THATTHESENEED BE DELAYED BEYOND THE END OF NOVEMBER.

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