TNAG-2282-FCO40-3282-Hong-Kong-visa-policy-1991 — Page 37

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SIR, I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF (DATE), WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS - (AS IN A)

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I HAVE THE FURTHER HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR LETTER ALSO REPRESENTS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND WHO CONFIRM THAT YOUR LETTER AND THE PRESENT REPLY WILL CONSTITUTE AN UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS REPLY.

I AVAIL MYSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO YOU THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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(NOTE: REF PARAGRAPH (6). WE PREFER THIS ADAPTATION OF THE SCHENGEN FORMAT FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE 'DANISH' PHRASING ''ANY OF ITS NATIONALS THAT ENTERED THE TERRITORY OF THE OTHER STATE ON THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE PRESENT AGREEMENT INCLUDING THOSE WHO ENTERED THAT TERRITORY ILLEGALLY' PRESENT SEMANTIC PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS TO SUGGEST THAT SOMEONE ENTERING A TERRITORY ILLEGALLY CAN HAVE DONE SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. SECOND, WE WISH TO BE ASSURED THAT THE TERM ''WITHOUT FORMALITY' WILL ALLOW US REASONABLE TIME TO CHECK AND CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF OUR PASSPORT HOLDERS BEFORE THEY ARE RETURNED HERE.)

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