TNAG-0986-FCO40-1205-Legislation-for-immigration-into-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 26

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER

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21st August, 1980

As you will appreciate, Mr. Baron has through the contacts and friends he has made during the time he has been in Hong Kong managed to acquire accommodation with one of his friends on a rent-free basis. We are instructed that Mr. Baron is to receive (to begin with) a basic monthly retainer of US$500.00 and that it is intended his salary will be reviewed and increased dependant upon the performance of the Company and further, he will be able to supplement his income from the shareholders, who are essentially his employers, by way of a share of the profits of the Company. He is in fact to receive 10% of the total invoice amount of any orders placed by the Company with Hong Kong manufacturers. We think there is absolutely no difficulty in our client supporting himself whilst in Hong Kong and indeed we understand the Immigration Department has copies of relevant bank statements.

We enclose Mr. Baron's three previous passports and his current one, from which it can be seen the nature of the visas he was granted and the dates upon which he was in Hong Kong. We should be grateful if you would kindly acknowledge safe receipt of these documents.

We would inform you that Mr. Baron has no criminal record whatsoever in either Hong Kong or the U.S.A. and indeed has never been involved with the Police, other than when he assisted them in investigating the circumstances surrounding his father's death.

We think that on the facts a cogent and compelling case can be made out for Mr. Baron to remain in Hong Kong as a permanent resident on class A status to enable him to run Wainfleet Enterprises Ltd. There is evidence to show that Mr. Baron has a substantial connection with Hong Kong, to the extent of living here in the past, treating it as his home and having formerly obtained class A status and having successfully transferred it to two subsequent. passports. In addition, he has the job here as Managing Director of Wainfleet Enterprises Ltd. and in view of his contacts and friends in Hong Kong and the salary he is going to be paid, he will be fully able to support himself during his residency here. Moreover, he speaks Cantonese and his feelings for the Far East, Hong Kong in particular, can be in no better way demonstrated than the fact that he was largely educated here and indeed majored in Chinese Economics.

In the circumstances, we would urge you to overturn the decision of the Director of Immigration and permit our client to remain on a class A status and allow him to take up employment here.

We have no idea as to how long it would be before a decision can be reached upon this application and we are of course aware of Section 53(7) of the Immigration Ordinance and we would ask that, in view of the special circumstances of this case, Mr. Baron be permitted to remain in Hong Kong pending your decision. Should you wish to discuss any matter with either ourselves or with Mr. Baron, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Yours faithfully,

Johnson Sarkes. Masta

Enci.