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Secretary of State
The Rt Hon David Waddington QC MP
Secretary of State
Home Office
Queen Annes Gate
LONDON SW1H 9AT
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Following the statement
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PS/Mr Sounsoury Mr Gullmore
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January 1990
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Legal Advisers Mr Lidington
Hong Kong
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December, I would like to turn to the proposal in your letter of 24 15 December to Douglas to abolish the Dependent Territories Work I have seen Douglas' reply suggesting Permit Quota (DT Quota). that the Quota be retained for Dependent Territories Hong Kong.
I
other than
agree with Douglas that the Quota should be retained for these But I also think it Territories and that 50 is the right limit. would be potentially and unnecessarily damaging to put an end to our current Hong Kong Quota at this time, with little benefit.
more
to the
years
the To make the
The current figure of 150 Hong Kongers is hardly a threat
there is no and,
to force;
the point, resident labour connection between the Quota scheme, which for more than 20 haз provided a small number of opportunities for unskilled workers
and Country, to help the Chinese catering industry in this current proposals for up to 50,000 professional families. such a connection by combining the withdrawal of development of the other would create the wrong impression. could give ammunition to those who criticise the new proposals elitist, and it would produce considerable resentment bitterness among our sizeable resident Chinese community.
one,with
It
as
and
trade.
Our Chinese community works predominantly in the catering It is the caterers who largely employ those who fill the Hong Kong Quota. The representative Chinese associations have been pressing for an announcement of the Quota figure, customarily made early in the year, and their caterers will have already recruited in Hong
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