MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1994
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EXTRA 30 PLACES FOR ONE-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS
THE DAILY QUOTA FOR ONE-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS TO COME TO HONG KONG AGREEMENT FROM CHINA IS BEING INCREASED FROM 75 TO 105, FOLLOWING AN REACHED WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE QUOTA HAD REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1982.
THE EXTRA 30 PLACES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO CHINESE RESIDENTS:
TWO CATEGORIES OF
* 15 FOR WIVES AND HUSBANDS WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR
SPOUSES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND
15
FOR HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS' OFFSPRINGS HAVE AUTOMATIC RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997 UNDER THE BASIC LAW ARTICLE 24(2)(3).
WHO WILL
JULY 1,
OVER THE
"A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF THESE OFFSPRINGS BORDER IS AT LEAST 75,000," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT IS PRUDENT TO BEGIN BRINGING IN THEM INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL FACILITIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COPE WITH INCREASE OF THAT SCALE ALL AT ONCE IN 1997.
NOW.
HONG KONG'S
AN
1+
"MOREOVER, IT WILL BE BETTER FOR THEM TO BE HONG KONG EARLIER.
INTEGRATED INTO
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE THAT CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS OF SPLIT FAMILIES ACROSS THE BORDER.
"WAITING TIMES ARE STILL VERY LONG FOR SOME PEOPLE. PARTLY CONTRIBUTED TO ATTEMPTS AT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
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THERE WRRE
THIS HAS
THE EXTRA QUOTA WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM BY SPEEDING UP FAMILY REUNION FOR SOME PEOPLE, HE SAID.
WOULD GENERATE
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE INCREASED QUOTA EXTRA EXPENSES FOR THE GOVERNMENT, MAINLY ON THE EDUCATION SIDE.
THE "ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR PROVIDING SCHOOLING TO
OF $400 CHILDREN COMING UNDER THE EXTRA QUOTA WILL BE IN THE RANGE MILLION FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, PLUS A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF THAN $100 MILLION.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY PLANNED AND MADE FOR THIS LEVEL OF INCREASE.
ADDED
THAT
NOT
ALL
HONG
KONG
MORE
PROVISIONS
RESIDENTS'
THE SPOKESMAN OFFSPRINGS LIVING IN CHINA WOULD HAVE AUTOMATIC RIGHT OF ABODE AFTER
1997.
"THE JOINT