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"Mr President, since I only have one minute of speaking time, I shall come straight to the point which is a subject of major concern: the re-admission agreement signed by the Commission with the Regional Government of Hong Kong, which is now an integral part of China.
First and foremost, we should welcome the signing of the first bilateral agreement enabling illegal immigrants to return home, which comes three years after the Tampere European Council’s initial request. In reality, however, when we read the agreement’s explanatory statement, we are appalled to learn that, in conjunction with its signing, the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs have, in return, obviously, exonerated the holders of Hong Kong passports from the visa requirement. We feel that the two parallel decisions are utterly disproportionate. How many Chinese nationals are able to enter the European Union thanks to the visa exemption and stay here illegally? And how many can be returned to Hong Kong – at our expense, I might add – under the readmission agreement? We therefore feel that this agreement is, in all respects, not at all beneficial. We would very much like to know how many of these concessions might have been negotiated. In any case, it is unacceptable."@en1
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