CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO ROUTINE CANBERRA
TELNO 167
OF 06163OZ MARCH 90
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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27 MAR 1990
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Action Taken
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033627 MDLOAN 7725
YOUR TELNOS 66 AND 216: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG
1. THE QUOTE EXISTING ARRANGEMENT UNQUOTE MENTIONED IN FIRST TU
WAS RAISED AT THE ANGLO AUSTRALIAN TALKS LAST WEEK. THERE WAS A CERTAIN RETICENCE BY THE AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS PRESENT. ON CHECKIN
WITH AUSTRALIA HOUSE THEY STATED THAT THESE ARRANGEMENTS
APPLY ONLY TO BUSINESSMEN AND INVESTORS' CATEGORIES (PART OF
WORLDWIDE PROCEDURES). THE RESIDENCY PERMITS ARE VALID FOR THREE YEARS (NOT SEVEN), AT THE END OF WHICH TIME THE BENEFICIARY MUST EMIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA OR LOSE THE ENTITLEMENT.
2. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN IT DOES NOT SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE
AS OUR OWN SCHEME AS IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO A VERY SMALL NUMBER
OF WEALTHY HONG KONG PEOPLE, AND EVEN THEN NOT ENCOURAGE THEM TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS.
3. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS FROM HONG KONG, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD APPROACH DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION FOR CLARIFICATION ON THIS POINT.
HURD
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ΜΑΙΝ
57
DISTRIBUTION
60
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
PUSD
NEWS D
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
ADDITIONAL
3
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADVISERS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS
MIR FIFCCT
LEGAL ADVISERS
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