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TRANSCRIPT J: SELECT COMMITTEE RE HONG KONG 24 MAY 1989
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KR. TIN RENTON:
Obviously, technically it would be possible to do
It would be possible to do it, I
that as I see
it.
think, by changing the immigration rules.
It would not require primary legislation.
It would
for
be possible by a change in the immigration rules, but on
the other hand, I would have to say to you as 2
parliamentarian and your knowledge of this, if we were to
do this for let us say Hong Kong brothers and sisters
only, what do you think would be the reaction,
example, of Bangladeshi or the Indian or the Pakistani
community in this country who still in many cases have
very active family links and I just quote those three out
of ease of reference?
CHAIRMAN:
This takes us back into the argument of the degree
to which Hong Kong is, in their own words, unique of
A
course and that raises broader issues which I think I am
going to steer us away from because I see those particular
categories ahead that we want to look at very closely.
Just before we do, Mr. Lester.
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