TNAG-2180-FCO40-3117-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 173

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FM LUXEMBOURG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 58

OF 28100OZ MARCH 90

CONFIDENTIAL

HKD 34011

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

02 MAY 1990

1158

134726

MDHIAN 6439

DESK OFFICER

BUR. RY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

1.

123

FURTHER TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TELELETTER OF 24 JANUARY TO ALAN PAUL AND OUR TELNO 50 OF 21 MARCH, THE CHEF DU PROTOCOL TODAY PASSED TO THE AMBASSADOR ON THE BASIS OF A QUOTE NON PAPER UNQUOTE A DRAFT NOTE VERBAL (FOLLOWS BY FAX) WHICH SETS OUT IN DETAIL THE WAY IN WHICH THE LUXEMBOURGERS PROPOSE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR OFFER OF GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT AND SETTLEMENT FOR LOCAL EMPLOYEES OF LUXEMBOURG FIRMS OPERATING IN HONG KONG.

2.

THE ONLY DIFFICULTY I SEE IS THAT THE VISAS WILL BE VALID FOR ONLY ONE YEAR AT A TIME. I HAVE QUERIED THIS BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NO WAY ROUND THEIR STANDARD REGULATION. IT IS, IN ANY CASE, CLEAR THAT THE VISAS WILL BE RENEWABLE ON DEMAND AT THE REQUEST OF THE EMPLOYER.

CAMPBELL

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

60

ΜΑΙΝ

57

.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

. (RESTRICTED)

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

PUSD NEWS D

PS/MR MAUDE

PS/LORD BRABAZON

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

ADDITIONAL

3

MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS

MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS NNNN

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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