UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1358
OF 1620OOZ JULY 90
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НКО 2437
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
17 JUL 1990
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MDHOAN 2554
FOR DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
FROM DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT
YOUR TELNO 2129: WORK PERMIT SCHEME
1. WE REGRET THAT THE TWO BATCHES OF DT QUOTA WORK PERMITS YOU RECEIVED WERE SENT IN ERROR. THE ADVICE OF FCO CIRCULAR NO
97/90 OF 27/3/90 IS CORRECT.
2. WE FULLY ENDORSE YOUR PLAN TO RELEASE THE WORK PERMITS TO THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTFUL HOLDERS. WE THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD AGREE TO DEAL SIMILARLY WITH THE OTHER PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE 1990 DT QUOTA ARRANGEMENTS. AS YOU KNOW MOST, IF NOT ALL, ARE FOR THE CHINESE CATERING TRADE WHICH IS A CLOSELY KNIT COMMUNITY AND WE WOULD PREFER TO DEAL WITH ALL CASES IN THE SAME MANNER. TO DO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT ONLY INVITE A LOT OF QUERIES BUT COULD CAUSE SPECULATION ABOUT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
3. APOLOGIES FOR ASKING YOU TO TAKE ON THIS EXTRA WORK, BUT WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP.
4.. ALL OTHER PERMITS WILL BE SENT STRAIGHT TO THE EMPLOYERS OR THEIR NOMINATED AGENTS FOR DIRECT TRANSMISSION TO THE WORKERS.
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