TNAG-1570-FCO40-2136-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 33

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HONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALS

TRAVEL TO THIRD COUNTRIES: FRANCE

Problem

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15/12

CATING

1.

Embassy

Το respond to the suggestion by British

Paris that we set up expert level talks with the French on

visa free entry to France for HK BDTCs /BN (0)s.

Weston's

(Mr

letter of 19 November to you, received in your

absence).

Recommendation

2.

I recommend

B

letter along the

that you briefly acknowledge the Paris

lines of the attached draft. I also

send a

C

recommend that I

teleletter to Hong Kong (Boyd)

seeking their views on the way forward (second draft

attached).

Background

3.

We have for some time been trying to clarify with

the French whether Hong Kong BDTCs are able to enter France

without visas.

We have been receiving conflicting advice

from French sources and inconsistent actions taken by

French immigration officers have compounded the confusion. Our approaches were complicated

firstly by the BN (0)

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