6.
Those countries who have traditionally been the main emigration destinations for Hong Kong people, namely the United States, Canada
and Australia, clearly have a major role to play. It was therefore very gratifying to learn that the United States administration are considering a proposal to increase the immigrant quota from Hong Coma Kong to 20,000 per annum, while including a provision that
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-not yet beneficiaries may defer settlement in the United States until the
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year 2002.
This is an imaginative proposal which we welcome: it is exactly the sort of measure that would help Hong Kong.
7. As far as Australian immigration rules are concerned, flexibility exists to allow those granted migrant status to travel widely during the first three years after their arrival: and in some cases to live outside Australia thereafter without prejudicing their migrant or residency status. Similar flexibility exists under Canadian rules. We hope that such flexibility will be exercised to the fullest extent to enable beneficiaries in Hong Kong to remain in
Hong Kong, so that they continue to contribute to the success of the
territory.
This could essly add
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