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FM HONG KONG 100135Z JUL 35
TO PRIORITY CG NEW YORK
TELEGRAM NUMBER 004 OF 10 JULY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOLLOWING NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT
FM HONG KONG 050222Z JUL 85
TO PRIORITY MVD
TELEGRAM NUMBER VISA 38 OF 5 JULY
INFO PRIORITY FCO (FOR LEEKS, HKD), WASHINGTON.
FROM K.C. CHEUK, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
VISA RECIPROCITY WITH USA
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1. SINCE APRIL 1985, THE U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN ISSUING MULTIPLE JOURNEY NON-IMMIGRANT B1(BUSINESS) AND B2 (VISIT) VISAS OF INDEFINITE VALIDITY TO HOLDERS OF HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORTS AND CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY. PREVIOUSLY SUCH VISAS WERE VALID ONLY FOR 5 YEARS.
2. AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL WE INTEND TO RECIPROCATE BY AUTHORISING BRITISH CONSULATES IN USA TO ISSUE UNREFERRED MULTIPLE JOURNEY VISIT VISAS OF INDEFINITE VALIDITY TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS. INSTEAD OF THE EXISTING VALIDITY OF FIVE YEARS, FUTURE VISIT VISAS COULD BE PRESENTED FOR USE SO LONG AS THE PASSPORTS BEARING THEM REMAIN VALID. THE PERIOD OF STAY, VISA FEES AND OTHER USUAL CONDITIONS, I.E. SUFFICIENT FUNDS AND GENUINE INTENTION OF VISIT, ETC. WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED.
3. THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS WILL NOT AFFECT OUR EXISTING LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL BUT WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY GENERATE GOODWILL WITH THE AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF HONG KONG TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. IT MAY ALSO BE SEEN AS AN ATTRACTION BY OTHER COUNTRIES FOR OFFERING BETTER VISA CONCESSIONS TO HOLDERS OF HONG
KONG PASSPORTS.
4. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS BEFORE I PROCEED.
5. MVD PLEASE COPY TO HKD.
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