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factor influencing people's decisions.

But it

is by no means the only one. There has for

example been a marked increase in

opportunities for emigration to certain

countries.

Many Hong Kong people, having acquired

nationality or the right of residence

elsewhere, return to Hong Kong to live and

work. It is of course absolutely essential

that people in Hong Kong should be free to

come and go. That is a fundamental right

which must be preserved.

There may however be

practical measures that can be taken to

counter the effects of emigration.

And above

all the efforts of the British and Hong Kong

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