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MDLIAN 4791
TO ROUTINE FCO
OF 290830Z MAY 90
ONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 1691
AND TO ROUTINE BUDAPEST
RECEIVED IN 2 CISTRY
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YOUR TELNO. 968 AND OUR TELNO 1490: HONG KONG RELATIONS WITH HUNGARY
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1 IN A MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 18 MAY, UJLAKI RAISED BOTH VISAS AND HUNGARIAN REPRESENTATION IN HONG
KONG.
2. ON VISAS, THE THRUST OF HIS COMPLAINT WAS THE LENGTH OF TIME THESE TOOK TO ISSUE. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE AIMING TO CUT THE PROCESSING TIME DOWN SO AS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION HERE.
3. ON REPRESENTATION, UJLAKI SAID THAT THEY WOULD PREFER A CONSULATE BUT WOULD SETTLE FOR A TRADE OFFICE. THIS COULD BE AN OFFICE OF THE HUNGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR AN OFFICE ESTABLISHED BY AN HUNGARIAN ENTERPRISE. WE WOULD BE CONTENT WITH EITHER. IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR AN UNOFFICIAL OFFICE OF THIS SORT ALSO TO HAVE A ROLE IN FACILITATING VISAS FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE WISHING TO GO TO HUNGARY THAT WOULD BE QUITE ACCEPTABLE TO US. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF BUDAPEST COULD PUT THIS TO THE HUNGARIANS AND LET US KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT IT.
WILSON
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JUN 1991
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