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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F CO
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OF 28021OZ JANUARY 92
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
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ADMISSION OF PRC ORDINARY RESIDENTS FOR BUSINESS VISIT AND
TRAINING
SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE OPEN DOOR POLICY IN CHINA A DECADE AGO, MANY FOREIGN FIRMS HAVE SET FOOT IN THE COUNTRY. THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO RELAX OUR VISA REGIME TO ADMIT CHINESE EMPLOYEES OF THESE FIRMS TO COME TO HONG KONG FOR
BUSINESS VISITS AND TRAINING.
OUR ENTRY POLICY WAS RECENTLY REVIEWED. WE HAVE DECIDED TO ALLOW SENIOR CHINESE STAFF OF MAJOR LOCAL AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND THEIR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES IN CHINA TO COME TO HONG KONG FOR BUSINESS VISIT PROVIDED THERE IS SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION. MULTIPLE JOURNEY VISA, VALID FOR SIX MONTHS AND GOOD FOR A STAY OF NOT MORE THAN 14 DAYS ON EACH OCCASION MAY BE ISSUED. FURTHERMORE, THEY MAY ALSO BE ALLOWED TO COME HERE FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. ALL SUCH APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO
HONG KONG FOR DECISION.
THE RELEVANT PART OF THE DSP WILL BE AMENDED IN DUE COURSE.
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