TNAG-2179-FCO40-3116-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 22

CONFIDENTIAL

FM WELLINGTON

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 172

OF 270230Z MARCH 90

CONFIDENTIAL

WCD:3401

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

27 MAR 1990

DESK OFFICER

T

INDEX

PA

(140)

124616

MDLIAN 9521

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

(134)

YOUR TELNO 91: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

1. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION HAS TOLD ME THAT THE DETAIL OF THE NEW POLICY HAS YET TO BE SETTLED, BUT HE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE EXISTING RULES, WHICH PROVIDE THAT ANYONE ACCEPTED FOR IMMIGRATION NORMALLY HAS ONLY A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD (HE MENTIONED TWELVE MONTHS) IN WHICH TO ARRANGE THEIR AFFAIRS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND.

SOUTAR

YYYY

DISTRIBUTION

60

ΜΑΙΝ

57

.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

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

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