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HE suggested that the Commissioner, Hong Kong Office should help to speed up movement through the reception areas by circularising the Chinese community in UK for vacancies for employment and accommoda- tion in their businesses. S for S also suggested that the H.K. Commissioner should serve on the Peterson Advisory Committee. Mr. Woodfield agreed with both these suggestions.
5.
HE instructed that a telegram be sent to London so that both these proposals could be pursued.
6.
HE asked whether there was any danger of a lack of suitable refugees to fill the UK quota. Mr. Woodfield said he had seen the selection team yesterday. So far about 1,100 had been towards their current target of 2.000. As usual, the number selected had varied from day to day but nevertheless they were optimistic that the target could be reached.
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HE raised the question of RPC in the Philippines. agreed that persons selected to go to UK would not be sent there but that Hong Kong would look to the camp for cases selected to go to the USA.
8.
HE said that he liked the proposal that Mr. Eao, an ex-mayor of Saigon, should come to Hong Kong to try to persuade refugees to select UK as a resettlement country. He thought that probably a visit of one month would be sufficient and that Hong Kong Government might make a contribution towards cost. It was agreed that further information on Mr. Bao's suitability would be obtained and consideration be given to how he would operate before any firm proposals were made.
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SHA suggested that it might be useful if RTHK made a film about Vietnamese and the Chinese community in U.K. to show to refugees here. He felt that it might be just as useful as a visit by Mr. Bao. It was agreed that any such film would have to be available before mid- December and the matter should be considered by SHA and S for I.
Immigration
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S for S said that new UK Immigration Rules have been discussed with Mr. Woodfield. It seemed unlikely that they would have much effect on Hong Kong citizens. Mr. Woodfield agreed, although he said that rules regarding sponsored students would be changed and might cause difficulty. D of I said that Hong Kong tried to ensure that only genuine students went to UK so that the effect would be minimal. Mr. Woodfield said that the likely timing for the introduction of the Rules would be that a White Paper would be published at end of November with the Rules in draft; there would then be a full-day debate in the House of Commons before the Rules (amended as necessary) are formally laid to take effect at the end of the year.
British Nationality Law
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Mr. Woodfield reported that he had an interesting session with the UMELCO and had been able to assure Members that:
(1) their views had already been clearly put to Ministers;