enacted.
5. A bone of contention in Hong Kong has been the apparent ease
with which alien chinese are granted entry visas as compared with
the granting of employment vouchers. There is some justification
for this concern. About 700 such visas are issued each year.
However, a review of the intake of alien workers is in progress
and it is Ministers' intention to make a substantial reduction
in the number of work permits available to unskilled and semi
· skilled alien workers from all countries. Details have not yet
been decided. This intention cannot be made public.
Migration and Visa Department
21 September, 1971
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