Open letter to the Australian Government relating to Chinese student visa application halt

Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
	Australia--Politics and government
	Government policy
	Chinese--Migrations
	Manuscripts, Chinese
	Education
	Correspondence
Category	6. End of the Cold War
Current Holder	National Library of Australia
Period Of Reference	1989/1989
Series Number	MS 10781
Item Number	10018685
Access Rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Copying permitted for research purposes. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country Of Origin	China
Language	Chinese
Language	English
Description From Source	0.6 metres (1 piece) Original English title of the letter: "Open Letter to Personalities of Various Circles". Original Chinese title of the letter: "致澳大利亚政府的公开信". An open letter addressed to the Australian Government by a group of mature-age (35 years or older) Chinese students seeking tertiary education in Australia. These students were impacted by a sudden change in visa policy in 1989, resulting in the halting of their application process despite having already submitted funds and relevant paperwork. Parallel text in English and Chinese.
Physical Format	Correspondence