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155707 MDHIAN 7349
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Action Taken
PEKING
041613Z APRIL 90 INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG BIC HONG KONG
HONG
170 YOUR TELNO 245 to CANBERRA: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG
1. I ASKED THE SECRETARY GENERAL IN THE FOREIGN MINISTRY TODAY WHERE ACTION NOW STOOD OVER INFORMING BELGIAN COMPANIES IN HONG KONG OF THE NEW BELGIAN SCHEME. ROELANTS SAID THAT THE LETTER HAD ISSUED TO THE COMPANIES A FEW DAYS AGO. THE SCHEME WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUE TO CERTAIN HONG KONG EMPLOYEES OF BELGIAN VISAS VALID FOR ONE YEAR. AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD THE COMPANY COULD APPLY FOR THE VISA TO BE RENEWED FOR A FURTHER YEAR. THE SCHEME WOULD APPLY TO SOME FIFTY HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD. HE UNDERTOOK TO LET ME HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER.
2. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS, I SEE NO REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT SAY IN PUBLIC THAT BELGIUM IS INTRODUCING A SCHEME MAKING PROVISION FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF KEY EMPLOYEES OF BELGIAN COMPANIES IN HONG KONG.
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