3. The delegation will be seeing the Minister immediately
after paying a courtesy call on the Secretary of State.
delgation had originally asked to be received in Audienc e
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by The Queen or to meet the Prime Minister but they have been
persuaded that this is not possible. It has accordingly bean suggested to the Secretary of State that he might express regret
that it was not possible for the delegation to be received in
Audience by The Queen and say that as one of Her Majesty's
Ministers he is receiving them on Her behalf.
4.
Although the official purpose of the delegation's visit to
Britain is specifically as stated in paragraph 2 above, it is
expected that its members will seek to raise a number of other
matters with the Minister. These matters are likely to include
the following:
(1) The possibility of increasing the number of
employment vouchers to be made available for Chinese
applicants from Hong Kong who wish to enter this
country to take up employment here.
The Minister will be aware that a public announcement
on this subject is expected to be made in Parliament
very shortly. The arrangements now envisaged provide
for a separate quote of employment vouchers for
dependent territories and the number of such vouchers
which will be avrilable for applicants from Hong Kong
should be considerably increased. No mention of these
details can, however, be made to the delegation. It is
suggested that the Minister should say that the matter of
employment vouchers for Commonwealth citizens seeking
employment in this country is at present under review and
/that
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