TNAG-1095-FCO40-1345-Visas-for-Chinese-nationals-visiting-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 3

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HOFO 021/28

00 PEKING

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 282835Z DEC 81

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 475 OF 28 DECEMBER

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AF 31/12

YOURTELNO 1984; REPUSAL OF VISAS TO CHINESE OFFICIAL PASSPORT KOLDERS.

APPLICATIONS MENTIONED IN YOUR TUR WERE REFUSED ON GROUNDS THAT

THEY WERE NOT WITHIN NORMAL POLICY FOR ADMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT.

THIS IS THAT ENTRY WILL BE PERMITTED ONLY IF IT IS CLEARLY

ESTABLISHED THAT THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL COULD NOT BE FOUND WITHIN

HONG KONG OR ARE NOT CAPABLE OF BEING QUICKLY TRAINED HERE. IN

PRACTICE THIS MEANS THAT ONLY SMALL NUMBERS OF KEY PERSONNEL ARE

ADMITTED FOR EMPLOYMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

BY LOCAL COMPANIES TO IMPORT LABOUR FROM CHINA: THE COMPANIES AND

THEIR CONTACTS IN CHINA NORMALLY WAIT FOR LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S ADVICE

BEFORE LODGING VISA APPLICATIONS, ON THIS OCCASION THEY APPEAR TO

HAVE JUMPED THE GUN.

2. WE SHALL IN FUTURE PROVIDE BRIEF EXPLANATIONS OF REASONS FOR REFUSALS.

MACLEHOSE

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