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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1491
OF 07113OZ MAY 90
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON
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YOUR TELNO 763, WASHINGTON TELNO 1057 AND MY TELNO 1476 : INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT: US IMMIGRATION RULES
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1. HAVING JUST SEEN THE EXCHANGES IN TURS, I FEEL THAT A FURTHER POINT WHICH HAS NOT PROPERLY BEEN BROUGHT OUT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THIS IS THAT WE DO NOT WISH OTHERS TO UNDERTAKE MEASURES THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE OUTFLOW OF TALENTED PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY SOON AFTER THE UK NATIONALITY PACKAGE TAKES EFFECT. HOWEVER MANY PLACES ARE OFFERED TO HONG KONG BY THE AMERICANS, THEY WILL BE FILLED. THERE IS A RISK WITH THE MORRISON BILL, HOWEVER AMENDED, THAT THE OUTFLOW WOULD INCREASE JUST WHEN THE UK PACKAGE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. THE UNINFORMED, OR ILL-INTENTIONED, INCLUDING THE CHINESE, COULD CLAIM LINKAGE BETWEEN THE TWO SEPARATE EVENTS OR USE THE FIGURES TO CLAIM THAT THE BRITISH PACKAGE HAD DONE NOTHING TO STEM THE OUTFLOW.
2. THE POINT I HAVE MADE BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO US VISITORS HERE, IS THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR AN INCREASED QUOTA FOR HONG KONG. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS SUFFICIENTLY GREATER FLEXIBILITY UNDER US RULES TO ENABLE THOSE WHO WISH TO SECURE RIGHT OF ENTRY INTO THE STATES NOT/NOT TO HAVE TO LEAVE HONG KONG IN
ORDER TO SECURE IT.
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