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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference.
DRAFT.
NOTE FOR THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL.
FURTHER ACTION.
(30) (34) (35)
1. Until recently the documents required for entry to Hong Kong were as follows:-
British subjects valid passport
(a)
(b)
Aliens other than Chinese
T
valid
passport and visa.
o Macao
(i) China -
(c) Chinese Nationals arriving from: -
^
no documents required
(ii) outside China valid
passport.
-
2. In August, having regard to the threatened influx of Chinese both from South China as the Communists advanced and from Communist areas as communications
were restored, the Governor considered measures for controlling Chin se immigration. He envisaged the imposition of passport and visa control in three stages, the first of which would include all entrants by ships and aircraft from places other than Canton, Macao and South China. The second and third stages would extend control to Canton and Macao and include arrivals by all means of travel; these latter stages the Governor did not intend to introduce if it could possibly be avoided because of the practical difficulties and damage to the Colony's economy.
3. After consideration of these proposals in consultation with the Foreign office, we told the Governor:-
(a) that in the absence of
diplomatic recognition, he could not institute passport or visa control over arrivals from Communist areas of China but $hat his alternative of
requiring