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I F Colonial Office Reference No.__540644i

Hongkong Sum gration Ordinance

With the compliments of the U.6. of $.

Date

Colonial OfIKE

املكم

18

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18. Jan.

Reference

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17 Jan 41.- above no

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D. 17th January, R. 17th

IMPORTANT

NO. 43.

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215 98 10

MONG.

This telegram & Co tel. 34 are or CD. instructions being repeated & Hike to Chungling!

Your telegram No. 54.

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Autot 207.

(1) Application for entry permits can be made a many entry points including Taipo and all points authorised on northern land frontier; but Hong Kong seir is entry point most frequently used. Actual permits are issued at Hong Kong, Tazpo and Maoso only; it normally takes at least 8 days (during present rush period) to prepare a permit, counting from the data on which application is submitted.

(2) There is no change as regards consular visas except Chinese passports must now be viséd to be valid for Hong Kong. (3) Every effort will be made to avoid untoward incidents in such cases; but it is hoped that Chinese authorities will cooperate to extent of advising immigrante office (telegraphio address Imoff Hong Kong) of expected arrival of such personages,

(4) Such merchants can obtain frontier passes valid for 1 year from date of issue for 2 dollars Hong Kong; these passea allow holder to make any number of journeys into the Colony during their validity,

(5)

Your second paragraph. Chinese consular invoice officer in Hong Kong is already granting Visas on British passports.

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