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英国酝酿简化中国游客签证申请TalksaimtoeasevisasforChineseHomeOfficeministersaretostarttalkswithChinesetouroperatorsinthehopeofsettingupaneasiervisaapplicationsystemforgroupsofhigh-spendingAsianshopperswhoarediscouragedbytheUK’sborderbureaucracy.英国内政部(HomeOffice)部长级官员计划开启与中国旅游业者的商谈,以期为出手阔绰的亚洲“购物团”建立一套更简便的签证申请体系。目前英国的边境管理制度打击了这些游客的热情。ThedepartmenthasbeenunderpressurefromluxuryretailerstostreamlinetheprocessforChinesetourists,whocanentermostofcontinentalEuropewithjustoneSchengenvisaandarethereforelesslikelytoapplyforaseparateUKentry.奢侈品零售商一直在向英国内政部施压,要求该部门简化中国游客的入境流程。目前游客只需一份申根(Schengen)签证,就可进入欧洲大陆多数国家,因此单独申请英国签证的可能性较小。AsaresultFrancereceivesatleast25percentmoreChinesetouristseachyearthanBritain.这种状况导致法国每年吸引中国游客数量比英国多出至少25%。MarkHarper,immigrationminister,saidyesterdaythathehopedtobegindiscussionssoon.移民事务部长马克•哈珀(MarkHarper)昨日表示,他希望尽快开始商讨。“It’sjustthinkingabout,practically,whatcanwedowiththetouroperatorstoenablethemtomakethatprocessforgettingboth[UKandSchengen]visasasstraightforwardaspossible,”hesaid.他说:“只是想考虑一下,在实际操作中,我们怎样能帮助旅游业者,让他们能尽可能便捷地同时申请(英国和申根)签证。“Wemaynotbeabletogetittobeperfect,butwecangetittobealotbetterthanitisnow,whichthenmakesusalotmorecompetitive.”“我们可能做不到完美,但我们可以使相关流程在原有基础上大为改善,这样一来,我们的竞争力就会大大提高。”However,MrHarpersuggestedthatapreviousideaofnegotiating“parallel”processes–sothatdataforSchengenandUKvisascouldbesubmittedinonejointapplication–waslookinglesslikely.Thiswasbecause“youstartrunningintoissuesaboutgovernmentITprojectsandcomplexissuesaboutdataprotection”,hesaid.但哈珀暗示,之前考虑过的“平行”申请流程(允许申请者通过一次联合申请,一次性提交申根和英国签证所需的资料)设想如今看来不太可能实现。他说,这是因为,“这涉及政府IT项目的问题,以及数据保护方面的复杂问题。”MarkHenderson,ofUKChinaVisaAlliance,theretailers’lobby,saidtheproposalsfortouroperatorswouldbeverywelcome.代表零售商的游说团体——英国对华签证联盟(UKChinaVisaAlliance)的马克•亨德森(MarkHenderson)表示,与旅游业者会谈的提议十分可喜。lobby['lɔbi]HYPERLINK"javascript:void(0);"\o"真人发音"videoHYPERLINK"javascript:void(0);"\o"未添加,点击添加到单词本"n.大厅;休息室;会客室;游说议员的团体vt.对……进行游说vi.游说议员continental[,kɔnti'nentəl]HYPERLINK"javascript:void(0);"\