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CANADIAN edema NAKED

6.8

are

The Order in Council does not deal with BN (0) passports, which a matter under the prerogative and do not require legislation, but it has been agreed with the Hong Kong Government that passports showing the new status of BN (0) will be issued with effect from the introduction of the status on 1 July 1987. Well before that date HMG will seek, through diplomatic channels, widespread international

acceptance of the new passport.

d)

Hong Kong Student Fees at UK Institutions

6.9

overseas

for

This

French

overseas

HMG's decision in 1979 to remove the subsidy from tuition fees

students aroused considerable

concern in Hong Kong.

fact that students from the

the EC, the aggravated by the was

Gibraltar territories and

classified as home

are

or

equivalent courses

in Britain.

on

students. In 1981 the Hong Kong Government introduced a scheme by which means-tested loans were available for Hong Kong students

After the first degree publication of the Overseas Students' Trust report on policy towards students from overseas, which recommended that Hong Kong students should be considered as home students, with the difference in fees

being paid by

and by HMG

the Hong Kong the Hong Kong Government, a subsidy scheme involving a means test be Government proposed that

On

HMG up jointly with HMG.

8 February 1983,

announced its

acceptance in principle to the Hong Kong Government's proposals, up to a maximum contribution by HMG of £1.9 million in 1983-4.

set

Government agreed

match to

HMG's

Hong Kong Kong provide any other funds required in the form of a

introduced for the academic year 1983-4.

was

contribution

from

each Government

remained

The

at

contribution,

loan. The scheme

During 1984/85 the

£1.9

it million;

and

to

increased to £2 million for 1985/86, and will remain at this level in 1986/87. There are currently about 1,700 Hong Kong students on first-degree courses in Britain.

IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA

6.10 Hong Kong's capacity to accept immigrants,

even temporarily,

is severely limited by the strain imposed on its essential services by an already overcrowded population Hong Kong is one of the most

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