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Chinese permit holders in Hipoking

Question No.5

Reply by

The Hon G T Barnes, JP, Secretary for Security

to a question from the Dr Hon Helmut Sohmen

in the Legislative Council Meeting

held on 29 June 1988

5. MR. SOHMEN asked:

Question: Could Government give precise figures for

the number of workers from China,

particularly in the construction field,

who have been permitted to enter and work

in Hong Kong legally, and under what

circumstances are these Chinese workers

permitted to work in Hong Kong?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:

Reply

Sir, I am unable to provide

such figures because under existing

immigration policy, there is no provision

for workers from China to enter Hong Kong

for employment purposes, be it in the

construction or other fields.