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Supplementary to Question No. 9

in LegCo Meeting on 8.4.87.

MR.

SOHMEN

: Sir, could the Secretary for Security clarify

whether his reference to the 1,202 entry permits for wives and

children applies to persons who would be entitled to apply for

British Dependent Territory citizenship under the British Nationality Act of 1981, or is it a separate category?

Secretary for Security : Sir, that would depend on the circumstances

of each case.

Prof. POON: Sir, I would like to ask the Secretary how many

applications for Visitor Permits have been rejected in the same

period?

Secretary for Security : Sir, the number of applications from wives

and children so far is 1,875.