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understand that, in respect of the matters
not covered in this letter, the District
Commissioner is likely to be addressing you
further in due course in the light of the
most recent discussions on the se matters.
(viii) Immigration
Your concern over restrictions on the
immigration into the United Kingdom of Hong
Kong Chinese, in particular those wishing to
work in Chinese restaurants, is understandable.
Jappr
You will I am sure, appreciate that Hong Kong
cannot be considered in isolation but must be
considered in the context of the overall
position, under the Commonwealth Immigration
Acts, of all Commonwealth countries.
Never-
theless, following an announcement by the
Minister of Labour in Parliament on 26th
February 1968, new arrangements for the
allocation of employment vouchers were
introduced. Hong Kong has benefited from
these arrangements,
inasmuch as, being a
dependent territory, new and more restrictive
criteria for the issue of Category A vouchers
have not applied to Hong Kong (Category A
vouchers are those issued to persons having
a specific job to go to). Furthermore, a
separate quota of 600 employment vouchers
per annum are now allocated specifically for
applicants from dependent territories and
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