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Mr Baker-Bates WA Baker-Hates
PS/Mr Garel/J
Garel-Jones
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Bazer- Bates, Sixty Thank you. Letter has issived AL-RS-Ya
From: A Kirk
Date: 6 September 1991
CC Mr J Morris HKD
PS/MRS Chalker.
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WORK PERMIT QUOTA FOR DEPENDENT TERRITORIES: MP'S LETTER
A 1.
I submit a draft reply to a letter from George Foulkes MP dated 19 August about the phasing out of the Special Work Permit Quota Scheme for workers from Dependent Territories, and the particular effect this will have on St Helena. The draft has been seen and agreed by the Home Office and Department of Employment.
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Background
2.
Copies of an earlier letter dated 29 July from George Foulkes MP and Mrs Chalker's reply of 9 August on this subject are attached.
some typographical errors).
(Mrs Chalker's letter contained
It is intended that a review in
respect of the effects on St Helena will take place in
1992.
3.
The Home Office and Department of Employment do not wish the review to become public knowledge as this would
(they believe)
encourage the active Hong Kong community in the United Kingdom to lobby against the phasing out of the quota scheme.
Andrews Kich
Andrew Kirk
WH224 270 2695
South Atlantic and Antarctic Department
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