1969:
CATEGORY A
564
CATEGORY B
22
TOTAL
586
CONFIDENTIAL
289
11
330
IT APPEARS ON THE OTHER HAND THAT THE OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
AS A WHOLE FALL VERY FAR SHORT OF THEIR TOTAL ALLOCATION OF 330,
AND WILL UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW ARRANGEMENTS STILL FALL VERY FAR
SHORT OF THE ALLOCATION OF 200.
5.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF ALIEN RESIDENTS OF HONG KONG (MAINLY THOSE BORN IN CHINA) GRANTED ENTRY VISAS HAS
BEEN IN EXCESS OF 700 PER YEAR. IT HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED AMONG
RESIDENTS HERE THAT IT IS EASIER FOR AN ALIEN THAN A CITIZEN OF
THE U.K. AND COLONIES HOLDING A BRITISH (HONG KONG) PASSPORT TO
ENTER BRITAIN FROM HONG KONG, AND IT IS ALREADY DIFFICULT TO
EXPLAIN CONVINCINGLY WHY THIS SHOULD BE SO. THE EFFECT OF A
REDUCTION IN HONG KONG'S ALLOCATION WILL MAKE THIS DISPARITY
IN TREATMENT MORE APPARENT, AND MORE DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY.
I WOULD THEREFORE ASK THAT HONG KONG'S ALLOCATION BE NOT
REDUCED BELOW ITS PRESENT LEVEL OF 380 PER YEAR, WHETHER OR NOT
THE TOTAL QUOTA FOR ALL DEPENDENT TERRITORIES REMAINS AT ITS PRESENT
LEVEL OF 603 OR IS REDUCED TO THE PROPOSED 460. IN THE FORMER
CASE, IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT AT THE PRESENT TIME IF HONG KONG
RETAINED 50 PER CENT OF THE QUOTA. BUT SINCE THAT CUOTA WAS
INTRODUCED IN 1968, THE NUMBER OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND THEIR
TOTAL POPULATION HAVE DECREASED, AND HONG KONG'S POPULATION AS
A PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL POPULATION HAS CORRESPONDINGLY INCREASED,
I BELIEVE THAT THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG WOULD NOW AMOUNT TO
AT LEAST 70 PERCENT, AND POSSIBLY 82 PERCENT, OF THE TOTAL...
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN IF THE QUOTA FOR THE DEPENDENT. TERRIT-
CRIES WERE REDUCED TO 420, THERE IS STILL A VERY STRONG CASE FOR
HONG KONG TO RETAIN AN ALLOCATION OF 360.
TRENCH
FILE S
HONG KONG Đ MIG & VISA D
SIR L MONSON, MR WILFORD
COPY TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
2
ER C P SCOTT SIR S TOMLINSON
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