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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 378
OF 051018Z FEBRUARY 91
AND TO PRIORITY OSLO
INFO PRIORITY COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI
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YRTELNO 113: NORWAY/BERMUDA VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT
1. WE ARE PLEASED TO NOTE THAT NORWAY IS CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF WAIVING VISAS FOR ALL BDTCS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK OR NOT.
2. THERE ARE ABOUT 1,837,000 HKBDTC AND BN (0) PASSPORT HOLDERS. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK, WE CAN SAFELY ASSUME THAT SUCH NUMBERS ARE SMALL AND THOSE PASSPORT HOLDERS WITH THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK WOULD HAVE BECOME BRITISH CITIZENS AND OBTAINED A FULL UK PASSPORT. HKBDTCS AND BN (0)S DO, OF COURSE HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG.
3. THERE ARE LONG-STANDING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE UK AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES FOR THE RETURN TO THE UK OF HKBDTCS AND BN (0)S DEPORTED FROM THE BENELUX COUNTRIES. FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR TELNO 220 ON THE SUBJECT OF ANGLO/AUSTRIAN VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT AND YRTELNO 838 OF 25 MARCH 1988 TO HONG KONG.
4. AT PRESENT HONG KONG ALLOW NORWEGIANS VISA FREE ENTRY FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO THREE MONTHS. IF NORWAY DECIDES TO WAIVE VISAS FOR ALL BDTCS, WE BELIEVE THAT HONG KONG BDTCS AND BN (0)S SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST NORWAY TO MAKE RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT HOLDERS.
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