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FM HONG KONG 05004OZ FEB 35

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 275 OF 5 FEBRUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 208: HONG KONG BILL

: PROPOSED AMENDMENT

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME FACTUAL INACCURACY IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF THE PROPOSED STATEMENT IN PARA. 3 OF TUR. WE SUGGEST THAT THE LAST SENTENCE IN PARA. 3 OF TUR BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING

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'FOR ORDINARY VISITS NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS TO THE UK, BDTCS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR ENTRY CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE OPTIONAL FOR THIS PURPOSE. BUT BDTCS WHO ARE BONA FIDE FREQUENT TRAVELLERS MAY, IF THEY WISH, OBTAIN MULTIPLE-VISIT ENTRY CERTIFICATES VALID FOR TWO YEARS IF THE FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF THEIR PREVIOUS VISITS SHOW THAT THEY MERIT SUCH A CONCESSION.'

2. WE HAVE NOT MENTIONED MULTIPLE-VISIT B ENTRY CERTIFICATES VALID FOR FOUR YEARS FOR IMPORTANT BUSINESS VISITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DSP VOL. 50 WHICH SAYS THAT THIS FACILITY SHOULD NOT BE PUBLICIZED IN CASE THIS LEADS TO EMBARRASSMENT THROUGH CLAIMS FROM PEOPLE TO WHOM IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE KR D B C CHRISTOPHER, CABINET OFF. SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST MR HYDE HOME OFFICE

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