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FM IMMIG HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE BE MANILA

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THE FOLLOWING FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

OUR TELNO 1401 OF 8 APRIL: FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS (FDHS)

1. FURTHER TO OUR TUR, IT IS PLANNED TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROCEDURES ON 21 APRIL 1987, SUBJECT TO NO LAST MINUTE CHANGE.

2. AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE, CONTRACTS ATTESTED BEFORE 21 APRIL 1987 CAN STILL BE ACCEPTED

WITHIN 2 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION.

3. UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, FDHS WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE BROKEN BEFORE THEY HAVE RUN THEIR COURSE WILL NOT NORMALLY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO NEW CONTRACTS BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG BUT WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE EXPIRY OF THE OLD CONTRACT AND TO APPLY FROM THERE FOR AN EMPLOYMENT VISA TO RETURN AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON, IT CAN BE ENVISAGED THAT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT VISAS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH YOUR OFFICE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST WHAT THE NUMBER WILL BE, BUT WE GUESS THAT IT MAY BE AS HIGH AS 500 A MONTH IN THE BEGINNING AND GRADUALLY DROPS ONCE THE FDHS REALISE THEY CANNOT BREAK THE CONTRACTS AT WILL

4. YOUR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE IN HANDLING APPLICATIONS FROM FDHS ON OUR BEHALF IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

WILSON

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