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been 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:

(i) 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 announce-

ment on this subject is expected to be made in

Parliament very shortly. The arrangements now envisage

provide for a separate quota of employment vouchers

for dependent territories and the number of such

vouchers which will be available for applicants from

Hong Kong should be considerably increased.

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

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Commonwealth citizens seeking employment in this country

is at present under review and that he has taken note

of their representations.

Hong Kong

(ii) Recreational facilities for Chinese in Britain, with

particular reference to film shows and involving : (a) the possibility or exempting from import duties

films brought to this country from Hong Kong for

showing to the Chinese community on a non-profit

making basis;

(b) the possibility of exempting such film shows from

entertainment tax.

/ (iii)