TNAG-1408-FCO40-1883-Future-of-Hong-Kong-passports-and-visas-1985 — Page 82

ULN

F HOKON TO FCOLN

3105302 OCT

RS 150

4.

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

{་

TELNO 2372

IMMEDIATE

ADVANCE COPY

Re

170/NT)

Ho/ink)

OF 31053DZ OCTOBER 95

YOUR TELNO 1487 AND 1679 PASSPORT COSTS.

+5

HD | FINANCE } Ho | MV-)

Its / CONE.)

WE CONFIRM THAT THE FORTY PERCENT QUOTED IN MY TELNO 1476 IS CORRECT. IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING

(A) SALARIES OF STAFF (INCLUDING ON COSTS):

Mr. Muralin 17 my Juale

$

(..) PRINTING COSTS (INCLUDING FREIGHT CHARLES) 1.E. THE SOLLARS REFCARED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 BELOW:

(C) COSTS OF COMPUTERISED CHECKING OF RECORDS:

(1) ACCOMMODATION COSTS: AND

31/10

OURTEEN

Desaised ut

Min Veale

munite to MUD

(C) ALL OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS (SUCH AS STORES AND EQUIPMENT,

LIGHT AND POWER, MAINTENANCE ETC).

THE COST PER BLANK PASSPORT VARIES WITH THE STERLING EXCHANGE

NATE. IT WAS ABOUT FOURTEEN HONG KONG DOLLARS INCLUDING PRINTING

AND TREIGHT CHARGES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 24/25.

3. PELAY 14 REPLYING IS PEGRETTED.

YOUDE

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