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FM HONG KONG 141015Z OCT 82
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 505 OF 14 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY FCO
MIPT: LEGAL IMMIGRATION
FOLLOWING IS SPEAKING NOTE:
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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE HELPFUL RESPONSE TO OUR PROPOSALS OF NOVEMBER 1981 CONVEYED BY NCNA ON 7 SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE NOTED THAT
SINCE THEN THE PROPORTION OF ONE-WAY PERMITS ISSUED BY THE CHINESE
AUTHORITIES HAS FALLEN, AND THAT THE NUMBER OF TWO-WAY PERMITS
VALID FOR LONG PERIODS HAS BEEN REDUCED. THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE
WELCOME. WE HOPE THEY WILL BE PERMANENT.
2. WE PLAN TO INTRODUCE NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR TWO-WAY PERMIT
HOLDERS ARRIVING ON OR AFTER 1 NOVEMBER AS FOLLOWS:
(A) FROM THAT DATE, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL NORMALLY GIVE
TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS ONE MONTH'S STAY IN HONG KONG. IN DISCUSSION
OF THIS SUBJECT WITH THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PEKING ON 6 SEPTEMBER
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS INDICATED THAT ONE MONTH WOULD
NORMALLY BE ENOUGH FOR A FAMILY VISIT.
(B). TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS WILL BE ADMITTED AS VISITORS.
(C) AT THE EXPIRY OF THEIR PERMISSION TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG,
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO CHINA.
(D) THOSE WHO DO NOT LEAVE VOLUNTARILY WILL BE TREATED IN THE
SAME WAY AS HOLDERS OF PRC PASSPORTS IN TRANSIT WHO OVERSTAY. THEY
WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO CHINA WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
3. IF THE NEW SYSTEM OF SHORT VISITS WORKS SATISFACTORILY
AND IF VISITORS RETURN VOLUNTARILY AT THE END OF THEIR STAY, IT
SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ALLOW A LARGER NUMBER OF VISITORS. THE
OPERATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM SHOULD BE REVIEWED AFTER SIX MONTHS.
4. IF NONA THINK IT APPROPRIATE, WE SHOULD BE READY TO DISCUSS
DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS DIRECT WITH THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN
GUANGDONG.
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MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD MR URE
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