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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2411
OF 260525Z SEPTEMBER 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE MOSCOW
FCO FOR HKD
16
OUR TELNO 2297: VISIT VISA POLICY.
1.
Richard Clark (MVD) Pak
1a 2/10.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN BARROW ADVISES THAT THE HOME OFFICE ARE TELLING CIS CITIZENS THAT THEY CAN GET UNREFERRED VISIT VISAS FOR HOLIDAYS IN HONG KONG BUT BUSINESS APPLICATIONS MUST BE REFERRED TO US. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CHECK THIS REPORT AND ENSURE THAT ALL POSTS UNDERSTAND THAT HONG KONG VISIT VISAS ARE GOOD FOR BOTH TOURISM AND BUSINESS PURPOSES. CIS NATIONALS (ETC) MAY COME HERE FOR BOTH PURPOSES ON UNREFERRED VISAS.
2. I ALSO AWAIT A REPLY TO PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR CONCERNING THE QUESTION IN OUR TELNO 2270 ON ADVICE ALLEGEDLY GIVEN IN MOSCOW TO RUSSIAN TOURISTS. THIS MAY BE WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE BUT WE NEED TO KNOW THE FULL STORY AS THE ALLEGED MISUNDERSTANDING HAS CAUSED EMBARRASSMENT LOCALLY.
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