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FM HONG KONG 141095Z OCT 82
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 504 OF 14 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY FCO
MY TELNO 1021: LEGAL IMMIGRATION
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1. WE PROPOSE TO SPEAK TO NCNA EARLY NEXT WEEK ALONG THE LINES OF THE SPEAKING NOTE IN MIFT. EXCO HAVE ENDORSED THIS GENERAL
APPROACH.
2. WE SHALL MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS ORALLY:
(A) TREATING TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS AS VISITORS MEANS THAT THEY
WILL NOT BE GIVEN IDENTITY CARDS, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT, STUDY OR TRAVEL OVERSEAS.
(B) THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD TELL
APPLICANTS FOR TWO-WAY PERMITS THAT, UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO CHINA AT THE END OF THEIR
STAY. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE EXPLAINED CLEARLY.
3. WE REALISE THAT THE CHINESE MAY CHALLENGE OUR INTENTION TO
RESTRICT TWO-WAY PERMIT-HOLDERS TO ONE MONTH'S STAY. IF THEY DO, AND DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR REACTION, OUR FALL BACK
POSITION WOULD BE TO ALLOW STAYS OF UP TO THREE MONTHS. BUT WE
WOULD CONTINUE TO URGE THE CHINESE TO ISSUE PERMITS OF SHORTER
VALIDITY.
4. YOU WILL SEE FROM PARAGRAPH 4 OF MIFT THAT WE ENVISAGE
DISCUSSION OF DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WITH OFFICIALS IN GUANGDONG
(PROBABLY FROM THE PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU, WITH WHOM
WE ALREADY HAVE GOOD CONTACTS). WE THINK THIS WILL SAVE TIME.
5. SINCE THE CHINESE REPLY TO OUR ORIGINAL APPROACH WAS GIVEN
BOTH IN HONG KONG AND PEKING, YOU MAY WISH TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION
WITH THE MFA. AS SEEN FROM HERE, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO AVOID
GOING INTO DETAIL WITH THE MFA. IF YOU AGREE, YOU MAY WISH TO SAY
ONLY THAT THE HONG KONG SIDE WILL BE MAKING DETAILED PROPOSALS
WHICH TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POINTS MADE BY THE CHINESE IN THEIR
REPLY OF 6/7 SEPTEMBER. WE SHALL REPORT AS SOON AS WE HAVE
AGREED A DATE AND TIME FOR NONA TO CALL.
6. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION
SINCE THE CHINESE RESPONSE. MY SECOND IFT CONTAINS DETAILS.
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