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permits. It might be possible to move to a system under which entry would be restricted to those holding both Hong Kong entry certificates and Chinese permits. We would only adopt this administratively difficult scheme if the Chinese confirmed that this was the method of control they would prefer.
Until we could reach and maintain a figure of about 50 a day, we had to regard all those who arrived without onward visas as potential permanent residents. The double journey permit proposal was premature, unless the overall numbers of holders of all types of permits
arriving at Lowu could be reduced to under 50 a day.
(f) Once the overall numbers were under control we
would gladly work out mutually acceptable addit- ional arrangements for genuine short visits as envisaged in the Chinese proposal for two-way permits. This would need to include adequate policy arrangements (e.g. short visits, limited numbers and a written bond by the person being visited).
a quota.
The NCNA reacted strongly against the idea of
They were not otherwise forthcoming but
undertook to report what had been said.
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