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YOUR TELNO 337 TO HONG KONG: FOREIGN RIGHT OF ABODE SCHEMES: AUSTRALIAN POSITION

1. AUSTRALIANS DO NOT MAKE EXCEPTION FOR HONG KONG CITIZENS, AND THIS POSITION IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE WAYS IN WHICH UNDER CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF VISA, AND SUBJECT TO SPENDING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG RESIDENTS CAN IN EFFECT DELAY PERMANENT DEPARTURE TO AUSTRALIA. FULL DETAILS CONTAINED IN OUR TELNO 256 OF 15040OZ MARCH 90.

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HONG KONG RESIDENTS, AS OTHER MIGRANTS TO AUSTRALIA, HAVE TO FULFIL BASIC AUSTRALIAN REQUIREMENTS TO SETTLE HERE (LEAFLETS FOLLOW BY BAG TO HKD). FOR YOUR INFORMATION, HONG KONG IS THE SECOND HIGHEST SOURCE OF SETTLER ARRIVALS TO AUSTRALIA AFTER BRITAIN, WITH 12,913 ARRIVALS, 12 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, IN 1991-92. ONLY 74 (1 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL) WERE CLASSED AS REFUGEES.

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