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c) they would ask travellers issued with two-way permits
to return to China on the completion of their visits;
d) they would accept the return of the overstayers sent
back by Hong Kong.
3.
reduced.
This response is helpful although it does not necessarily
mean that numbers of immigrants with one-way visas will be
Both Peking and Hong Kong expressed the hope that
such a reduction would take place, and that a validity period
shorter than the present 6 months might be introduced for those
with two-way permits. The Prime Minister may wish to express
her appreciation of the Chinese proposals and to reiterate
our wish for a lower proportion of permanent settlers.
Hong Kong and General Department
17 September 1982
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