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Consular Matters

(1)

Appointments

to

locate

(a) It has been the practice in Hong Kong not

accept double accreditation (other than to Macao) to avoid awkward precedents for, eg,

are unable to Peking and Taipei. any background policy papers on this subject, including the Political Adviser's Office.

wish Cuba ́s question

(b)

arose over

but

we

to

The

double-accredit their Consul-General and have hin resident in Ho Chi Minh City.

We

We copy to the Appointments Section all the

consular notifications

receive of

officer appointments in long Kong (excluding heads of post). Is this helpful and do Appointments

these papers? Section wish to continue receiving

Privileges and Immunities

2.

(a)

Reciprocity. Hong Kong is an extremely difficult place for car parking and this is a regular cause of discontent among the Consular

missions in British Corps.

consular

provincial cities receive any special

Do

consideration or

parking?

(b)

Number Plates.

facilities with respect

to car

Do career

consular officers

outside London (not that there are many of them)

as number plates, have distinctive car diplomatic corps in London?

does the

Miscellaneous

3.

Diplomatic Service Procedures

an

to have

Vol 75 (Protocol) in the We have one copy of DSP > Hong Kong Protocol Division which appears not

least five years. Would it be been amended for at

to be put on possible to have

up-to-date copy and the list for amendments? It would also be helpful to

from the DSP on have a copy of the relevant extract

There

to appear forms of official correspondence.

the last few years,

and have been some changes over

nor the neither the British Trade Commission

the Political Adviser ́s Office here have references.

correct