CONFIDENTIA.
54064/49
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(Brief for Dr. Kees. William)
in his visst & Hop Kap
CONTROL OF QUINS I MIGRATION
-ou-, 1949
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In the latter part of august, foreseeing that there might be an influ
of Chinese into the Colony when soa comamications with north and central
China were restored or when Canton fell, the Governor put forward proposals
for controlling Chinese inmigration. (Up to this time it had been the custom
to exempt Chinese arriving from China from the provisions of the law relating
to indgrants.) The Governor's proposals, in so far as they required
Chinese arriving from the Communist areas to possess ¡assports and visas,
were thought to prejudice “..G.'s position in relation to the questi n of
recognition of the Commist authoriti
thorities by
The Goverr
therefore asked to consider this aspect of the matter, but told at the same
time that he was not precluded from introducing control over arrivals from
the Nationalist areas.
2. Suitable revised proposals cvoiding the recognition issue vore
then submitted by the Governor and approval, and control of Chinese
immigration from North and central Châm has presumably been instituted.
In view of the practical effort involved an to avoid damage to the
Colony's economy, the Governor said that he would not extend control to
Chinese arriving from Canton and Macao unless and until the situation renderod
It had not been instituted by 14th Cctober.
it necessary.
REGISTRATI A JE ME KAULAIN
One of the security masures taken in Hong Fong has been the enactment
of legislation providing for the compulsory registration of the population.
Registration involves the taking of thumbprints and photographs and the laque
of identity cards and is being carried out in stages, taking different
ontegories of the population in turn, Thorocess began in August.
estimated that it would take about eight months to deal with the wholo
population.
It was
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