TNAG-2179-FCO40-3116-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 31

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO ROUTINE WELLINGTON

TELNO 91

OF 23160OZ MAR 90

CONFIDENTIAL

Ако

36011

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

27 MAR 1990

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

134

120373 MDLOAN 9912

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG BTG HONG KONG

12

YOUR TELNO 161 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

1. LARKINDALE, THE NEW ZEALAND DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER, ALSO REFERRED TO THE NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY DURING A CALL ON MCLAREN ON 21 MARCH. LARKINDALE DID NOT HAVE FULL DETAILS BUT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INTENTION WAS TO INTRODUCE A POINTS SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THAT USED BY AUSTRALIA. HE WAS NOT SURE, HOWEVER, WHETHER THOSE WHO QUALIFIED UNDER THE POINTS SYSTEM WOULD BE ABLE TO DELAY EMIGRATION FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT PERIOD.

2. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PURSUE THIS POINT URGENTLY.

HURD

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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