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Hong Kong, where they have right of abode. They are not by any definition an immigration problem.

FOR USE IN THE MARGINS WITH MEMBER STATES WHICH ALLOW VISA

FREE ACCESS FOR HONG KONG BDTCS AND BN (0) S (BENELUX, GREECE,

ITALY, IRELAND AND UNTIL 1 OCTOBER SPAIN)

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Maintaining visa-free access for Hong Kong BDTCs and BN (0) s

would not run any risk of leaving open a door to illegal Chinese immigration after 1997. Continuity in arrangements

which allow Hong Kong residents visa free access to third

countries constitute an important confidence building measure

for the Hong Kong community. Trust you share our aim of sustaining confidence in Hong Kong.

the last point in the first part of the speaking note]

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