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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1316 OF 07 OCTOBER (CORRECTED VERSION) INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, TOKYO (FOR SIR YOUDE)
MIP T: 1 IMMIGRATION: SPEAKING NOTES FOR EMBASSY
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1. SECRETARY OF STATE HAS EXPLAINED TO HUANG HUA THAT CONTINUING
HIGH LEVEL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS IMPOSING A SEVERE STRAIN ON
HONG KONG. HE SAID THE GOVERNOR HAD DECIDED THAT FURTHER
STEPS MUST BE TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. FROM A DATE.
WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS MONTH, IT WILL BE MADE ILLEGAL TO EMPLOY THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED HONG KONG ILLEGALLY AND
DO NOT HAVE IDENTITY CARDS. IT IS HOPED THIS WILL WILL REMOVE
MAIN MOTIVE FOR ATTEMPTING TO REACH HONG KONG. IN ORDER
TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF THOSE WHO MAY ALREADY BE IN
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HONG KONG WITHOUT IDENTITY CARDS, AN AMNESTY WILL BE DECLARED FOR
A VERY BRIEF PERIOD TO ALLOW ALL THOSE THEN IN THE TERRITORY
TO OBTAIN CARDS. THEREAFTER THOSE WHO ARE FOUND TO HAVE ENTERED
HONG KONG ILLEGALLY, AND TO HAVE NO RIGHT TO REMAIN, WILL BE RETURNED.
2. GOVERNOR HAS EXPLAINED THESE MOVES IN OUTLINE TO HUANG HUA
WHEN LATTER WAS PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG. WILL ALSO EXPLAIN IN
GUANGZHOU. WE HOPE THAT CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT OF SUFFICIENT
STRENGTH CAN BE MADE TO BRING ILLEGAL FLOW UNDER CONTROL.
3. THESE MEASURES WILL DEAL ONLY WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENTERING HONG KONG LEGALLY REMAINS A
PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY THE FACT THAT THOSE CLAIMING TO COME ON
VISITS DO NOT RETURN. THIS IS PROBLEM TO WHICH THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT WOULD WISH TO REVERT IN A FEW MONTHS ONCE ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL. AS BACKGROUND
ON THIS POINT SEE M IF T.
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