The United States. Mr. Speaker. itsef. must act soon to provide special visas to Hong Kong residents Gxercisable at any tira up to the year 2002 as envisioned by the Frank amendment. to the emigration authorizations which has already been adopted in subcommittee. We must also raise the number of legal immigrants from Hong Kong as soon as possible to at least 50.000 per year. 10 times the current number. and I have also introduced legislation to this effect. Our country. and all places in the world which value human freedom. must intervene in behalf of the people of Hong Kong who will be the first to be transferred from an open society to a closed one since the Iron Curtain descended on Europe after World War II. A safety net envisioned by this legislation. will allow the people of Hong Kong to stay.
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