RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 2498
OF 090645Z AUGUST 91
INFO BTC HONG KONG
RESTRICTED
50 167440
MDLIAN 1854
HKD 213/1.
210/1.
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YOUR TELNO 1458: DEPENDENT TERRITORIES WORK PERMIT QUOTA.
1. THERE HAS BEEN NO MENTION OF THIS IN THE LOCAL PRESS AND NO
PUBLIC REACTION. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE TEXT OF THE INSPIRED PQ OR THE REPLY BUT HAVE ASSUMED THAT THEY WERE COUCHED IN GENERAL TERMS, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE EFFECT TO HONG KONG. IF THIS IS CORRECT, THEN IT IS LIKELY THAT NOBODY HAS PICKED UP THE CONNECTION, HENCE THE LACK OF REACTION.
2. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY DEVELOPMENTS.
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