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1. FURTHER TO OUR TELNO 82 OF 31 JULY AND YRTELNO MISC 238 AND YRTELNO 4941/4114 OF 6 AUGUST GAVE US DETAILS OF 6 APPLICANTS PLUS 13 ORCHESTRA ARTISTS (DETAILS NOT PROVIDED) REQUESTING FOR A DOUBLE ENTRY VISA WITH A DATE-LINE OF 29 AUGUST. WE HAVE TO REITERATE THAT WE REQUIRE THE PERSONAL DETAILS OF ALL THE APPLICANTS FOR THE NECESSARY SECURITY CHECKS BEFORE VISAS CAN BE

AUTHORISED. THE SECURITY CHECKS TAKE AT LEAST 4 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF APPLICANTS PERSONAL PARTICULARS. WE THEREFORE COULD

NOT/NOT MEET THE DATE-LINE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SENDING THEIR VAFS TO US BUT THEY USUALLY ARRIVE IN 3-4 WEEKS TIME, WHICH WILL NOT/NOT HELP. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ADVANCE GROUP WHICH WILL PROCEED TO QUANGZHOU, PRC VIA HONG KONG ON 1 SEPTEMBER AND THEN RETURN ON OR ABOUT 7 SEPTEMBER FOR PERFORMANCES IN HONG KONG.

2. YRTELNO 4929/4103 OF 3 AUGUST GAVE US DETAILS OF 29 APPLICANTS PLUS ANOTHER 80 PERFORMERS WHOSE DETAILS WERE AGAIN NOT PROVIDED. WE MAY BE ABLE TO MEET THE DATE-LINE OF 31 AUGUST FOR THE 29 APPLICANTS BUT NOT/NOT THE OTHER 80 PERFORMERS WHOSE DETAILS ARE

NOT YET KNOWN.

3. WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SEND US URGENTLY DETAILS (FULL NAME AND DOB) OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED 13 ARTISTS AND

80 PERFORMERS BY TELEGRAM, COPIED TO MVD, FOR SECURITY CHECKS TO BE CONDUCTED.

4. THE SPONSOR HAS STRESSED THAT IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THAT VISA APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN LODGED WITH YOU BEFORE 2 AUGUST. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WE WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY TO DEFEND PUBLICLY THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ISSUE VISAS TO THE OTHER 93 MEMBERS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THEIR DETAILS FROM YOU IN GOOD TIME.

5. WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT OBLIVIOUS TO THE DIFFICULTY YOU HAVE HAD OVER INCREASING WORKLOAD AT YOUR END BUT UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS

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