See Annex

to ExCo

memo.

CONFIDENTIAL

(b) Persons joining certain relatives in the Colony

as specified in the annex to this saving

telegram:

(c) Persons who the Director of Immigration is satisfied

will make a substantial contribution to the economy

of the Colony.

Criteria for the Issue of Entry Visas for Employment

7.

Commonwealth citizens seeking entry for the purpose of

employment will be allowed into the Colony in cases where

there is nothing on record to their detriment and provided

that:

(a) they possess some special skill or knowledge not

readily available in Hong Kong;

(b) their employing firm is a reputable one;

(c) the activities of the applicants and their employers

are beneficial to the Colony as a whole.

Conditions for the Entry of Relatives

8. Once a mother or father has entered the Colony, their

unmarried sons and daughters under the age of twenty-one, and

certain other relatives, can normally follow. Details of the

conditions for the entry of relatives are set out in the annex

to this saving telegram.

Persons Entering Hong Kong Overland Via the Hong Kong/China

Border at Lo Wu

9. Virtually all the immigrants in this category are Pakistanis

travelling from Pakistan to Canton by Pakistan International

Airlines.

Persons seeking to enter the Colony by this route

will be allowed to cross into Hong Kong but they will (technicall,

be refused permission to enter and if they do not qualify for

CONFIDENTIAL

ران

/ entry

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