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passports or refused all facilities.
2.
As to necessity, unemployment has now
unfortunately become an international commonplace and
it will no longer be possible to take exception to the refusal of facilities for any migration of labour
which would aggravate the situation in the territory
of destination. In this connection reference is
invited to Foreign Office Circular T.3491/144/378 of
the 15th April, 1930, on the subject of passports for Indian British subjects.
3.
In future therefore it is proposed to grant
full passports for the United Kingdom to Chinese of the
business and professional classes who can prove Hong Kong birth and produce satisfactory evidence as to character
and ability to support themselves in their existing walk
of life. Such a rule should not materially extend the
present limits of entry into the United Kingdon for
Chinese, but would place existing classes of entrants, including students, on a more regular footing. Any
request for similar facilities from Chinese British
subjects not falling within the classes indicated would
be refused on the grounds mentioned in the preceding
paragraph.
4.
Owing to the position of dual nationality in which Hong Kong-born Chinese stand, it will, of course,
be necessary to continue to notify the recipients of
passports that they are not valid for China.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Live
Governor, &c.