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24.
The Presidency called for another 'tour de table'. All
delegations agreed that they would report the situation to
officials back home. If any applications were indeed made, all
indicated that they would be considered carefully. France said
that they had already accepted 545 and they would indeed be
arriving at Marseille on Sunday 15 July.
25. The Presidency then suggested that the FRG Minister may care
to raise the matter at the forthcoming GAC meeting but Herr Reerman
did not commit himself one way or the other.
26.
The Spanish delegation were then given the floor. Attached
at Annex C is a list of their concerns. Mr Morris said that it
might help the Spanish, and other delegations, if we prepared a
written response to the questions. He pointed out that immigration
rates from Hong Kong had not changed significantly.
The current
Most went to the USA and
figure stood at 50,000 approximately.
Australia. Only 1,400 settled in the UK in 1989. He then went on
to explain the current legislation before the UK Parliament and the
difference between BDTC's and BOC's.
27. The Dutch said that they had been approached by Dutch
companies in Hong Kong to see whether their government would grant
Dutch citizenship to key employers. They had said "no" but were
currently considering the question of allowing entry to some of
them. Most other Member States had yet to reach a decision on how
to treat similar approaches from firms in Hong Kong but Denmark
said that they might grant residence permits to key personnel if
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