TNAG-1068-FCO40-1318-Resettlement-of-Vietnamese-refugees-from-Hong-Kong-in-the-UK-1981 — Page 47

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

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RECEIVED MARRY 51 1.1 JUN 1981

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J C Griffiths Esq QC

c/o Hong Kong Government Office

6 Grafton Street LONDON WIX 3LB

Dear Toton,

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Telephone 01- 233 3184

Your reference

Our reference

HKK 373/1

Date

10 June 1981

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES

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REFUGEES

IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981

You asked me whether the proposals for the prohibition of Vietnamese refugees from taking employment would be legally valid. We have asked our experts who can see no problems: many Governments reserve the right to prohibit temporary residents from taking employment.

Azzk

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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