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(A) TO VISIT MEXICO WITHOUT A VISA: OR AT LEAST

(B) TO OBTAIN VISAS WHILE IN THE U.S. FROM MEXICAN CONSULATES THERE.

7. IT MIGHT BE WORTH POINTING OUT THAT TO OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT 68,000 HONG KONG PEOPLE NOW VISIT THE U.S. EACH YEAR. AN

EASY FACILITY FOR THEM TO VISIT MEXICO COULD BE OF SOME ADVANTAGE TO MEXICO. A TOTAL OF 6,902 MEXICO NATIONALS VISIT HK BETWEEN JULY 85 TO JUNE 86. THEY ARE NORMALLY ALLOWED TO STAY HERE FOR UP TO ONE MONTH WITHOUT NEEDING AN ENTRY VISA.

AKERS-JONES

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HMLNAN 5317

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR OSBORNE

MR FIFOOT,

MR PLANT,

NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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