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Transfer of Consular/Immigration related functions and documentation from HKG to British Government control

1.

The attached letter from Francis Cheung in HKID to John Woodrow in HKD is a crucial document in that it lays out HKG's proposals and timetable for the transfer of Consular/Immigration/Nationality responsibilities to ourselves. The proposal is based on the assumption the Consulate-General building will be operational by

mid-1996.

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2. There are clear staffing implications. If London accept these proposal, UK and LE staff must be in post and trained in our methods by the beginning of October 1996 to handle Entry Clearance and Consular work and the transfer of related documentation. There must also be a relatively swift build-up of staff between October 1996 and April 1997 when, according to this schedule, HKG will have handed over all responsibility for

Consular/Immigration/Nationality matters to the British

Government.

3. The MRS Review recommended staffing as follows

(i)

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11 NOV 1993

DS6 Consul in charge of all

Consular/Immigration/Nationality work

(In place before October 1996.)

Entry Clearance Section

(assumes BN (O)s do not

require visas for EC)

UK Based Staff

2 X DS9

LE Staff

(Need to be in place

by 10/96 to meet HKID's schedule)

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RECE:

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(ii)

(iii)

Consular Section

1 X LEII, 4 X LEIII and 1 X LEIV

UK Based Staff LE Staff

1 X DS9

Passport Section

(Need to be in place

by 10/96 to meet HKID's schedule)

1 X LEII, 2 X LEIII and 1 X LEIV

(assumes all passport

work done in HK)

(Need to be in place

by 1/97 to meet HKID's schedule)

UK Based Staff LE Staff

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1 X DS7 and 2 X DS9

1 X LEII, 5 X LEIII and 8 X LEIV

4. HKID have asked for a response by the end of December.

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