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TELEGRAM HUNDER VISA 96 OF 8 OCTOBER

INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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YOUR TELNO MIG 302 : PQS BY MR. ARTHUR LEWIS

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(A) NO ACTUAL OR ESTIMATED FICURE IS AVAILABLE. SOME 19,000

PATRIALS IN HONG KONG WILL BECOME BRITISH CITIZENS ON 1 JANUARY

1933. THERE ARE AN UNKNOWN, BUT PROBABLY SMALL NUMBER OF PERSONS

WITH RIGHT OF ADMISSION OF READMISSION UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT OR RULES. IMMIGRATION STATUS IS UNCHANGED BY THE BNA.

(D) STATISTICS ON NATIVES OF HONG KONG WHO ARE ENTITLED TO

EMIGRATE AND SETTLE IN THE UK ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

2. WITH RESPECT WE DO NOT CONSIDER THE QUESTIONS TO BE THE SAME.

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3. AS TO (A), EXAMPLES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE THE RIGHT OF ADMISSION

BUT WHO WILL NOT BECOME BCS ARE THOSE COVERED BY SECTIONS 2(1) (D) AND 2(2) OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1971 AND IMMIGRATION RULE 5. THERE ARE NO MEANS BY WHICH THE NUMBERS IN THOSE CATEGORIES CAN BE ASCERTAINED, BUT THOSE QUALIFYING UNDER IMMIGRATION RULE 5 ARE BELIEVED TO BE LESS THAN 100.

4. AS TO (3), WE HAVE NO SEPARATE STATISTICS ON CUKCS WHO ARE NATIVES OF HONG KONG AND WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE U.K. BY VIRTUE OF RESIDENCE THERE. NOR DO WE HAVE ANY STATISTICS ON HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO ENTER U.K. FOR SETTLEMENT (E.G. AS DEPENDANTS) BUT WHO HAVE SO FAR NOT APPLIED FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE. BASED ON RECENT ENTRY CLEARANCE STATISTICS, WE BELIEVE THE NUMBER TO BE VERY SMALL (SEE HOME OFFICE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION STATISTICS UNITED KINGDOM 1981 AMENDMENT 8533).

5. AS A PROCEDUREAL POINT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU HAVE ADDRESSED US DIRECT ON A PQ. WE ASSUME THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE TO DATE YOU WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH HKGD FCO ON THE PROPOSED REPLIES AND WILL COPY THIS TELEGRAM TO THEM.

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