N.Z. Chinese Worried About Families In Canton

Chronicle (Levin), 15 October 1949, Page 7

N.Z. Chinese Worried About Families In Canton

WELLINGTON, Oct. 14. "With Communist China, coniing clo ser to Canton and Hong K.ong, 1 hope • the Government vvill reconsidei the pre sent Situation and ailow more of the , wives and families of Chinese in Mew •• Zeaiand to coine to the Dominion." This was stated today by the Chinese Anglican.missiouer, Eev. Cheung Wiug Ngok^. Mosfe of the Chinese in New Zea- " land come from those two eities, be .said. The Chinese here were NationaUst , not Communist, and there -was no t'ear ; oi Communist infiitra'tion through ; the . Chinese. , s. 1 There wer.e 1600 ojr 170Q Chinese1 ,te sidents of the Doininion With relativ.es ; liying. ab?oad. $ome of tlie men wtjre worried about the Communist advarice '• as they did not know what wouid happen to their families. The Customs Department confiruied that no adult maie Chinese had beeu ailowed to come to New Zeaiand as per- > manent residents since 1928. Those resident in New Zeaiand had been able . to visit China and n eturn. $|nce 1935^ lo; ; permits- yearly had been . available'. to., i allcKV wives, and mino'r children ; o l VNew Zealand-bofn. Chinese -td- come:r tu; » the .'Dominion and since V?40 fi v.e ppr-. j mits annually had, been available td,.al-f , Iow naturalised Chinese to bring their|,j families to the Doniinieh with an-'hx-:;,, tension in both cases in 4947 to. uiclude.' , fiancees' as well as wiVes.. "There >are.-. however, v'ery-1 few naturalised Chinese..'