Treats Hong Kong as a separate foreign state rather than a colony or dependent area for U.S.
Official title: A bill to treat Hong Kong as a separate foreign state for purposes of applying the numerical limitations on immigration.
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Treats Hong Kong as a separate foreign state rather than a colony or dependent area for U.S. immigration purposes, beginning in FY 1990. (Thereby increasing the number of visas chargeable to Hong Kong.)
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