TNAG-1552-FCO40-2116-Hong-Kong-illegal-betting-syndicate-1986 — Page 82

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TO HIMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1094

OF 140745Z APRIL 86

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YOUR TELNO 544: PORT LOUIS TELNO 49: ILLEGAL BETTING SYNDICATE

1. APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN PESPONDING TO PAPA 3 OF FCO TUR.

THE HONORARY CONSUL FOR MAURITIUS DOES NOT (NOT) ISSUE PASSPORTS. APPLICANTS MUST EITHER WRITE DIRECT TO PORT LOUIS, OR GO THROUGH

HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. THE CONSULAR FUNCTIONS OF THE

HONORARY CONSUL ARE MINIMAL. THERE IS NO REAL MAURITIAN COMMUNITY

HERE: THE HOLDERS OF MAURITIAN PASSPORTS ARE ALMOST ALL HONG KONG

BUSINESSMEN WHO HAVE IN EFFECT BOUGHT MAURITIAN CITIZENSHIP. THE

HONORARY CONSUL FOR MAURITIUS, LIKE MOST HONORARY CONSULS HERE,

IS A HONG KONG BUSINESSMAN WHO HAS HIMSELF STIMULATED THE

APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF THE ENHANCED SOCIAL STANDING WHICH IS

THOUGHT TO GO WITH SUCH APPOINTMENTS. THEY GENERALLY WISH TO KEEP

THE OFFICIAL DUTIES INVOLVED TO THE BAREST MINIMUM. IT IS THEREFORE

UNLIKELY THAT THE HONORARY CONSUL WOULD BE WILLING TO EXECUTE

INSTRUCTIONS TO WITHDRAW YANG'S PASSPORT.

2. BOTH YANG'S MAURITIAN PASSPORTS ARE HELD BY THE CAC ON

THE STRENGTH OF A COURT ORDER AUTHORISING THEM TO SEIZE ALL HIS

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. ICAC WOULD BE WILLING TO RETURN THEM TO THE

MAURITIAN GOVERNMENT IF THEY RECEIVED WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS

EFFECT. THEY WOULD, AS A COURTESY, INFORM THE MAGISTRATE BEFORE

DOING SO. HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE OBJECTIONS OF PRINCIPLE IN YOUR

TELNO 544, WOULD YOU WISH THEM TO DO THIS?

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MR FI FOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS.

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MR WILSON

MR REEVE

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