}
CONFIDENTIAL
Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH
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RECEIVED MARRY 51 1.1 JUN 1981
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J C Griffiths Esq QC
c/o Hong Kong Government Office
6 Grafton Street LONDON WIX 3LB
Dear Toton,
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Telephone 01- 233 3184
Your reference
Our reference
HKK 373/1
Date
10 June 1981
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
k.
REFUGEES
IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981
You asked me whether the proposals for the prohibition of Vietnamese refugees from taking employment would be legally valid. We have asked our experts who can see no problems: many Governments reserve the right to prohibit temporary residents from taking employment.
Azzk
R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
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