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OFTEN ADVISED BY LAWYERS WHO WOULD BE QUICK TO POINT TO ANY EVIDENCE
OF UNEQUAL TREATMENT.
5. I EXPLAINED OUR PROPOSED SECONDMENT SCHEME (YOUR PARA 11). AGAIN, CHRETIEN UNDERTOOK TO CONSIDER IF CANADA COULD HELP. UYEYAMA CHONG KONG DESK OFFICER) SAID THAT TRAINEES NORMALLY CAME IN ON EMPLOYMENT VISAS. TIME SPENT IN CANADA DID NOT COUNT TOWARDS RESIDENT STATUS. THAT WOULD HOWEVER BE THE CASE IF THEY CAME IN UNDER IMMIGRATION VISAS. THERE MIGHT BE SCOPE FOR A GREATER USE OF
SUCH VISAS. BUT DOMESTIC LOBBIES WOULD BE SUSPICIOUS IF THE NUMBERS
ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY AND HE FORESAW DIFFICULTIES IN ANSWERING CHARGES
THAT HONG KONG EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING JOBS IN CANADA AWAY FROM
CANADIANS. I POINTED OUT THAT THEY WOULD BE COMING TO CANADA FOR
TRAINING. THEY WOULD ALREADY BE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CANADIAN COMPANY.
6.
ON PUBLICITY, I EXPLAINED OUR WISH TO POINT TO SUPPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE STANDARD EXTERNAL AFFAIRS PRESS LINE ON SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG. WE MAY DRAW ON THIS. CHRETIEN AGREED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY COULD DRAFT
A TEXT WHICH WAS MORE FORTHCOMING. WE SHALL FOLLOW UP EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NEWTON
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MAIN
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
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