TNAG-1382-FCO40-1830-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-citizenship-1985 — Page 44

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MISS OWERS IS IN HER LATE 20'S. SHE IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LOBBYING ON IMMIGRATION POLICY MATTERS, THOUGH THE JCWI ALSO DEAL WITH IMMIGRATION CASES, THEY ALSO DO SOME WORK ON VRS. 1 SUGGEST THAT THE FOLLOWING VISITS/MEETINGS COULD BE CONSIDERED:

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IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY

MEETING WITH GENERAL DUTIES AND SECURITY BRANCHES MEETING AND VISIT TO IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

MEETING WITH MR HARILELA AND THE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG INDIAN ASSOCIATION

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HOUSING AND DISTRICT VISIT

MEETING WITH SOME PRESSURE GROUPS E.G. DR L K DING AND OTHERS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

MISS OWERS' PASSAGE AND SUBSISTENCE WILL BE PAID BY THE VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICES TRUST AND HER ACCOMMODATION WILL BE ARRANGED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL OF CHURCHES. SHE INTENDS TO STAY IN MK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS IN LATE JULY AND UP TO THREE DAYS COULD BE SPENT ON THE HKG PROGRAMME. OTHER MEETINGS WILL BE ARRANGED BY BRITISH COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND MEETING POINT. OWERS KNOWS LO CHI KIN OF MEETING POINT, ROBERT ARCHER OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REV. GORDON SHAW OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL OF CHURCHES. ARCHER VISITED HK IN MARCH 1984 AND HAB ORGANISED A PROGRAMME. ARCHER ALSO ARRANGED THE PROGRAMME FOR L K DING'S DELEGATION WHEN THEY VISITED LONDON IN MAY 1984. GORDON SHAW VISITED HK WITH A BCC DELEGATION TO HK AND CHINA IN LATE 1983.

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I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER, IN CONSULTATION WITH S/GD AND SECURITY BRANCH, HOW THIS VISIT SHOULD BE ORGANISED. SINCE THE AIR-FARE AND ACCOMMODATION HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF HKG NEED ONLY PROVIDE TRANSPORT FOR THE HKG PROGRAMME. WE WILL MEET OWERS FOR A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY, 12 JUNE, AND SHOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION WHETHER THE PROGRAMME COULD BE ORGANISED AS OUTLINED.+++

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