§ 39. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will state the number of work permits issued to Chinese aliens, Chinese citizens of Hong Kong and Chinese from other territories in the Commonwealth, respectively, during each of the past five years; and if, in view of the danger to security created by certain of these persons when employed in Chinese restaurants in the United Kingdom, he will restrict the issue of further work permits to such immigrants.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe security aspect is kept under constant review. There are not sufficient grounds for altering the present arrangements.
Following is the information:
VOUCHERS ISSUED FOR COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS FROM HONG KONG July, 1962 to December, 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1,411 742 430 142 198
PERMITS ISSUED FOR FOREIGN WORKERS DESCRIBED BY THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER AS CHINESE 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 491 630 723 953 1,166