Lestoniel Office Ho. 95112/100/10
SAVINGRAM
To the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
From the Governor, Hong Kong.
Date 20
201
December, 1948.
No. 113
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Your top secret telegram No. 962. Entry of Indians.
Compilation of the lists of undesirables suggested in
your paragraph 3 would be difficult.
3.
I therefore propose to allow entry without prior reference (for one year in the first instance and with no guarantee of extension) subject to security screening in India, to the following categories:
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(i) bona fide merchants with sufficient means who wish to join established firms in Hong Kong;
(ii) bona fide business men with substantial backing who
wish to open up in Hong Kong; of a class better than petty trader;
(iii) visitors for short periods who have sufficient funds
to maintain themselves and are in possession of a return ticket, or a deposit therefor, to their port of origin; (iv) artisans who have been guaranteed employment in Hong Kong and are in possession of a contract which provides for a return passage on completion or if for any purpose the contract is broken.
In view of the overcrowded state of the Colony, it is
considered that no further concessions can be made.
5.
Grateful for your observations.
GCH:MAS
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30 DEC 1948
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