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19. THE SCM POST REPORTED THAT AUSTRALIA HAD BEGUN A MAJOR INQUIRY INTO WHETHER ITS ECONOMY AND FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT COULD CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN A HIGH INTAKE OF IMMIGRANTS. THE SUNDAY STANDARD SAID THAT THE LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY COALITION IN AUSTRALIA WANTED TO CUT THE ANNUAL INTAKE OF IMMIGRANTS TO 100,000 ABOUT 20 PER CENT BELOW THE PRESENT INTAKE OF 126,000 AND PLEDGED TO GET TOUGH ON BUSINESS MIGRATION FRAUD BY PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG AND TAIWAN.
TAIWAN
20. THE ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS REPORTED THAT THE TAIWANESE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES SAID THAT THEY WERE STUDYING RESTRICTIONS TO MAKE IT A LAW THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE VISITING RELATIVES OR TOURING THE ISLAND COULD ONLY STAY FOR LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND COULD NOT APPLY FOR RESIDENCY.
THAILAND
21. A FEW PAPERS QUOTED THE THAI PRIME MINISTER, CHATICHAI CHOONHAVAN, AS SAYING THAT THAILAND WAS RELAXING IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS TO LURE HONG KONG INVESTORS.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
58
DISTRIBUTION
61
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
NEWS D
PUSD
RAD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
ADDITIONAL
3
MS FOAKES LEGAL ADVISERS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS NNNN
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
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