TNAG-0982-FCO40-1201-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 143

ANNEX B TO XCC(68)24

CO.IDENTIAL

Proposed policy governing the entry from China, Macau and Taiwan of persons of Chinese race not in possession of valid national passports

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(a)

(b)

A person will be granted entry only provided that :

there is no security objection and no known record of serious crine; and

there is no likelihood of his becoming a burden on the Colony.

Subject to these general conditions, entry may be approved in the following cases:

(a) Wives:

An application for a wife to join her husband in the Colony will normally be approved provided that the husband is :

(i) a bona fide resident; and

(ii) able to support his wife and provide accommodation.

(b) Husbands:

An application for a husband to join his wife in the Colony will not normally be approved unless'

(i)

(ii)

he is over 50 years of age and his wife has lived in the Colony for at least 10 years; or

he has previously lived in the Colony; or

(iii) he has close business connections with the Colony; or

(iv) there are other strong compassionate or humanitarian

reasons

(c) Children :

(i)

Permission to enter the Colony will normally be granted to unmarried dependent children under the age of 21 to enable them to join either or both parents, or, in the case of orphans, an elder brother or sister, provided that the parent or elder brother or sister as the case may be is :

(A) a bona fide resident; and

(B)

able to support them and provide accommodation.

(ii) Permission to enter the Colony will not normally be

granted to unmarried children over the age of 21, unless there are strong compassionate or humanitarian reasons or other special extenuating circumstances, as for exemple

where:

CONFIDENTIAL