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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987

"A PASSPORT IS A TRAVEL DOCUMENT THAT BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION MUST BE ASSUMED TO BE ACCEPTABLE UNLESS OTHERWISE, THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT NO COUNTRY NOT ACCEPT THE BN (0) PASSPORTS, HE SAID.

THAT THE

A COUNTRY STATES HAS SAID IT WILL

REFUTED

A

ON IMPORTATION OF LABOUR, BY THE HON HO SAI-CHU HOLDERS FROM CHINA SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED FLEXIBILITY SO THAT PERSONS ALLOWED TO ENTER UNDER CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE PRESENT LABOUR SHORTAGE.

MR JEAFFRESON

SUGGESTION ADMISSION OF ONE-WAY EXIT PERMIT WITH A CERTAIN DEGREE OF THE SCHEME COULD

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HE SAID: I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE PRESENT SCHEME WORKING WELL. BUT OF ADMITTING ONE-WAY EXIT PERMIT HOLDERS HAS BEEN

ΤΟ INCREASE THE PRESENT WE HAVE NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER OF SEEKING QUOTA.

THE SCHEME ARE BY POPULATION,

"THE 27,000 ENTERING HONG KONG ANNUALLY UNDER

EQUIVALENT

PER TO 0.5

OF CENT

THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS A VERY HIGH PROPORTION FOR IMMORATION.

ALREADY

CAN DEAL "IT IS AS MUCH AS OUR COMMUNITY

WITH IN TERMS OF NOR WOULD FACILITIES INCLUDING HOUSING, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

THE 75-A-DAY ONE-WAY PERMIT WE WISH TO SEE THE CONTENT OF

HOLDERS CHANGED TO FAVOUR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO WORK.

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"AT PRESENT THE SYSTEM IS BEING USED PRIMARILY TO ACHIEVE

IT REMAINS THAT WAY, FAMILY REUNION. WE WOULD VERY MUCH HOPE THAT HE SAID.

ON VISAS FOR VISITORS FROM EASTERN EUROPE, MR THE GOVERNMENT KEPT THE POLICY UNDER REGULAR REVIEW FAR LESS RIGID THAN WAS OFTEN SUPPOSED.

IS

JEAFFRESON SAID AND IT WAS NOW

AN

CONSIDERED ON ITS HE SAID: "BACH APPLICATION FOR A VISA MERITS WITH THE OBJECT OF BALANCING HONG KONG'S VARYING INTERESTS IN THIS CONTEXT. WE ACCEPT THAT TOO RESTRICTIVE A POLICY COULD BE

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE !MPEDIMENT TO HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT AS AN CENTRE.

"IN ORDER TO MEET THIS POINT, AS A RESULT OF THE LAST REVIEW WE LONG LEAD HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW PROCEDURE WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE

PLANNING CONFERENCES AND WHICH SHOULD TIMES NECESSARY FOR HONG KONG TO BID FOR A GREATER PROPORTION OF CONFERENCE EVENTS.

FURTHER AGREED

ENABLE

ON POLICY

THE TO THE ISSUE OF

TO RBLAX OUR "WE HAVE ALSO GRANTING OF VISAS SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO AGREE MORE VIŠAS THAN WE HAVE HITHERTO.

"WE HAVE INFORMED THE HONG KONG TRADE DevelopmenT

THE MANAGEMENT THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION. AND KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE IS ALSO AWARE OF DONE."

COUNCIL AND OF THE HONG WHAT WE

HAVB

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