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FM HONG KONG 15084OZ AUG 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1644 OF 15 AUGUST
INFO IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, WASHINGTON, CG NEW YORK, HKGO NEW YORK
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YOUR TELNO 1011: HONG KONG BDTCS: VISITORS' VISAS FOR MEXICO
THE INFORMATION VOLUNTEERED BY THE NEW MEXICAN CONSUL-GENERAL
(PLEASE PROTECT) DURING A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF
IMMIGRATION ON 7 AUGUST 1985 IS RELEVANT TO PARA, 2 OF TUR. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUL-GENERAL, THE SOURCE OF EXAGGERATED FEARS
THAT 1997 JITTERS COULD TRIGGER OFF A FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS FROM
HONG KONG IS THE FORMER HEAD OF MEXICO IMMIGRATION, A POLITICAL
APPOINTEE. THE CONSUL-GENERAL HIMSELF IS ANXIOUS TO CORRECT THIS
DISTORTED VIEW OF HONG KONG WHICH PERSISTS IN THE MEXICAN
ADMINISTRATION DESPITE A CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE IMMIGRATION
DEPARTMENT.
2. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS RATHER DISTURBING INFORMATION, WE STRONGLY
FEEL THAT SUCH FALSE VIEW OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE COUNTERACTED AND
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF MEXICO CITY COULD BE AUTHORISED TO MAKE
APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES.
AKERS-JONES
MINIMAL
HKD
FED
MVD
NTD
MCAD
WIAD
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