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been suggested to the Secretary of State that he might express
regret that it was not possible for the delegation to be
received in Audience by The queen and say that as one of Her
Majesty's Ministers he is receiving them on Her behalf.
4. Although the official purpose of the delegation's visit to
Britain is specifically as stated in paragraph 2 above, it is
expected that its members will seek to raise a number of other
matters with the Minister. These matters are likely to include
the following:
(i) The possibility of increasing the number of employment
vouchers to be made available for Chinese applicants
from Hong Kong who wish to enter this country to take
up employment here.
The Minister will be aware that a public announce-
ment on this subject is expected to be made in
Parliament very shortly. The arrangements now envisage
provide for a separate quota of employment vouchers
for dependent territories and the number of such
vouchers which will be available for applicants from
Hong Kong should be considerably increased.
mention of these details can, however, be made to the
delegation. It is suggested that the Minister should
say that the matter of employment vouchers for
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Commonwealth citizens seeking employment in this country
is at present under review and that he has taken note
of their representations.
Hong Kong
(ii) Recreational facilities for Chinese in Britain, with
particular reference to film shows and involving : (a) the possibility or exempting from import duties
films brought to this country from Hong Kong for
showing to the Chinese community on a non-profit
making basis;
(b) the possibility of exempting such film shows from
entertainment tax.
/ (iii)