TNAG-2951-FCO40-4228-Hong-Kong-visa-free-travel-for-British-Nationals-(Overseas)--1993 — Page 124

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RECEIVEDIE

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345/3

09 AUG 1993

DESK OFFICER

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RefGVV 345/393/1

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HONG KONG BN (0)S VISITING AUSTRIA

1.

I attach a copy of a minute from Miss Brookes in which she advises that the best way to take this forward would be to amend the 1968 Exchange of Notes (EON) on the abolition of visas.

2. I imagine that you would now wish to inform Hong Kong and ask them to discuss with the Austrian Consul-General in Hong Kong as he has no doubt been in touch with the Austrian government. Given that the Austrians and Hong Kong are happy with this course, a draft can be prepared for our Embassy in Vienna to show to the Austrians.

Colin Mulcahy

MVD

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4 August 1993

Mr. Mulcahy.

I attach

a

draft telegramm for MVD to send

to Hong Kong. I have not cleared it with Legal Advisers

as I have closely followed Mise Brook's wording you may feel them is no need to do so.

but

you will note from Hong Kong telus 863 the Austrian Consul General did raise this matter with his gellernment but drew a

blank. It is therefore for

negotiate with the Austrians. I leans it decide whether this should be clone in London

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