CO129-566-16 Granting of permits for Hong Kong Chinese to work in Britain 23-2-1938 - 3-2-1939 — Page 3

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I suggest that we should reply to the

Home Office letter that while the S. of S.

thinks it would be undesirable to effect too

considerable a restriction on the issue of

passports to Chinese born in Hong Kong, he will

be prepared to ask the Governor to consider the

uesirability of restricting the issue of

passports to Chinese who can produce some

evidence that employment, or at least maintenance,

is awaiting them in England.

concur in this proposal.

? So proceed.

P. Rogers.

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