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Hong Kong, where they have right of abode. They are not by any definition an immigration problem.
FOR USE IN THE MARGINS WITH MEMBER STATES WHICH ALLOW VISA
FREE ACCESS FOR HONG KONG BDTCS AND BN (0) S (BENELUX, GREECE,
ITALY, IRELAND AND UNTIL 1 OCTOBER SPAIN)
M
Maintaining visa-free access for Hong Kong BDTCs and BN (0) s
would not run any risk of leaving open a door to illegal Chinese immigration after 1997. Continuity in arrangements
which allow Hong Kong residents visa free access to third
countries constitute an important confidence building measure
for the Hong Kong community. Trust you share our aim of sustaining confidence in Hong Kong.
the last point in the first part of the speaking note]
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