CO129-604-6 Immigration- control over entry from China 1-1-1947 - 4-1-1950 — Page 113

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Suitable revised proposals avoiding

the recognition issue have now been approved

and control of Chinese immigration from

North China will be instituted, In view

of the practical effort involved and to

avoid damage to the Colony's economy, control

will not be extended to Canton and Macao

unless and until the situation rendera

it necessary.

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Registration of the Population.

one of the security measures taken in

Hong Kong has been the enactment of legislation

providing for the campulsory registration of the

population. Registration involves the taking

of thumbprints and photographs and the issue

of identity cards and is being carried out in

stages, taking different categories of the

population in turn, The process started in

August and it is estimated that it will take

about eight months to deal with the whole

population.

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