HKSAR passport holders require a visa for Bangladesh
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    An Immigration Department spokesman said today (December 6) that as informed by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Hong Kong, with effect from next Monday (December 11), holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports would require a visa to enter Bangladesh for whatever purpose, including those who are in transit and remain on the airside.

Ends/Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:54

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