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Hong Kong immigration "watchlist" partially leaked onto web

Reuters - Thursday, May 8 10:57 am

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities came under fire on Thursday for the leak of classified data including individuals on an immigration watchlist, as the city's tougher immigration policies in the runup to the Olympics face increasing scrutiny. More »

  • Romanian people queue in the front of the British Embassy in Bucharest to get a visa in 2004. The Home Office has announced that a new points-based immigration system designed to regulate the number of skilled immigrants wishing to work in Britain will be introduced this year.

    Govt unveils new immigration rules

    AFP - Tuesday, May 6 03:19 pm

    LONDON (AFP) - A new points-based immigration system designed to regulate the number of skilled immigrants coming to work in Britain will be introduced this year, the Home Office announced Tuesday. More »

  • MPs consider criminal justice bill

    Epolitix - Tuesday, May 6 12:23 pm

    The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill is set to complete its passage through Parliament this week, with some 'ping-pong' between the Commons and the Lords expected. More »

  • New immigration system announced

    Epolitix - Tuesday, May 6 09:43 am

    The government has published proposals for the new points-based immigration system aimed at ensuring that only those with skills needed in Britain can come to work in the UK. More »

  • Romanian people queue in the front of the British Embassy in Bucharest to get a visa in 2004. A new points-based immigration system designed to regulate the number of skilled immigrants wishing to work in Britain is set to be unveiled.

    Govt to unveil new immigration rules

    AFP - Tuesday, May 6 09:37 am

    LONDON (AFP) - A new points-based immigration system designed to regulate the number of skilled immigrants coming to work in Britain will be unveiled Tuesday. More »

  • Immigration rethink urged

    Epolitix - Tuesday, April 29 08:02 am

    A Labour MP has called on the government to rethink its plans to restrict Commonwealth immigration. More »

  • Olympic torch protesters denied entry to Hong Kong

    Reuters - Sunday, April 27 11:15 am

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's decision to bar three human rights activists who planned to protest against rights violations in China during the Olympic torch relay in the city on May 2, was criticised on Sunday by a pro-democracy group. More »

  • Torch protesters denied entry to Hong Kong

    Reuters - Sunday, April 27 04:37 am

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three human rights activists who planned to protest against rights violations in China during the Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong were refused entry to the city, a newspaper reported on Sunday. More »

  • People walk with a banner at the start of a march in Lille, northern France, against the deportation of illegal migrants, April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

    Illegal immigrants fight for French work permits

    Reuters - Tuesday, April 22 03:35 pm

    PARIS (Reuters) - A fight by illegal immigrants in France to win work permits has moved to new, and unlikely, battlegrounds -- like an upmarket pizzeria in central Paris. More »

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