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26 January 1993
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CALL BY HOWARD YOUNG: 26 JANUARY
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As you know, Howard Young called on me this morning.
2. We had further desultory discussion about the political scene. He undertook to send me the results of his survey among his constituents on the Governor's constitutional proposals.
3.
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Mr Young then raised three points with me:
Hong Kong citizens imprisoned in the Philippines. Mr Young left with me the attached copies of correspondence, resting with Mr Goodlad's letter to him of 8 October. He said he awaited to hear whether, following the deadline for judicial review, the Hong Kong citizens in question had been released. If they had not, he would be writing a further letter to Mr Goodlad urging us to step up our pressure on the Philippine authorities;
(ii) Travel documents after 1997. Mr Young said he was
concerned about the position of those in Hong Kong after 1997 who would be travelling on SAR "travel documents" (he meant by this those who would not be eligible for SAR passports, presumably foreign nationals or stateless persons resident in Hong Kong). He was afraid that the freedom to travel for these individuals might be affected by the fact that on 1 July 1997 they would be issued with new documents unfamiliar to immigration authorities around the world. At present these individuals presumably travelled on Hong Kong certificates of identity. It would be helpful if there could be prior consultation with the Chinese authorities, with the aim of ensuring that the SAR travel documents could be as similar as possible to the (redesigned) certificate of identity. Perhaps the issue of these new documents could somehow even be brought forward before 1 July 1997, by
administrative agreement. I said we would look into this question with the Hong Kong Immigration
Mary Kans
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