Hong Kong residents have great worry and concern about what will happen when the Peoples Republic assumes control over the island in 1997. Last month. the State Department reported that 46.446 Hong Kong residents had registered to leave Hong Kong for the United States. An immigration quota for Hong Kong limited to 5.000 instead of 20.000 would require over 9 years just to accommodate those individuals currenty in line. Clearly. the British Commonwealth nations must do their part to ease the situation but we can not afford to stand by at this moment. Earlier this week. I joined Senator DIXON to introduce legislation on J1 student visas. That bill will facilitate the adjustment of status of Chinese students in the United States by waiving the 2year foreign residency requirement of the J student visas and making other ehanges. Of the 40.000 Chinese students in the United States. approximately 70 percent are here via the J1 category. With the reports of surveillance of Chinese students in the United States and the real possibility of retaliation against their families as part of the wave of repression in the Peoples Republic. it is especially important that we obtain quick action on the Dixon bill.
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