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FM HONG KONG 110824Z FEB 85

TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 166 OF 11 FEBRUARY

AND TO PRIORITY F C O

YOUR TELNO 169 TO FCO : CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

1. PARA 2 OF TUR REFERS. THERE ARE GOOD REASONS FOR SUGGESTING

THAT ONLY THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE VISA OFFICE BE

LISTED WITH THE HONG KONG CONSULAR LIST.

FIRSTLY, IF WE LIST ALL THE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS, THE VISA OFFICE WILL HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF STAFF

IN THE BOOKLET. WE WOULD PREFER TO AVOID THIS.

2. SECONDLY, SINCE THE VISA OFFICE STAFF ALL PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTIONS (1.E. ISSUING VISAS), THERE IS LITTLE POINT IN LISTING

THEM ALL. LISTING THE STAFF OF CONSULATES ON THE OTHER HAND

ENABLES DISTINCTIONS TO BE MADE AS TO THEIR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS.

INCLUSION IN THE LIST IS NOT (NOT) USED AS A CRITERION FOR THE

GRANT OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. SOME POSTS DO NOT LIST ALL

OF THEIR STAFF.

3. FOR THESE REASONS, WE WISH TO ABIDE BY THE SUGGESTION IN PARA 5

OF MY TELNO 153. WE WOULD DO THE SAME FOR THE STAFF OF THE U.N.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, WHICH WE ALSO PLAN TO APPEND

TO THE CONSULAR LIST.

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COPIES TO:

MR WHOMERSLEY, LEGAL ADV'S.

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