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the territory of Hong Kong, who had a population of
4 millions, would not cause insuperable difficulties for the Hong Kong authorities.
was told
7. sir, Hohler told the Ambassador that we would reply to his Government's request as soon as possible. observed that If the numbers of people likely to be involved were as small as the Ambassador had indicated, it seemed likely that the existing ferry service would be sufficient to provide transport from Macau to Hong Kong. The Ambassador did not dissent but indicated that his original instructions, as he had already explained to us, had covered possible co-operation by the Hong Kong authorities in the provision of transport. He supposed therefore that the Portuguese authorities must have envisaged that the existing ferries might be inadequate. (C)
(A. E. Davidson) Central Department 16 January, 1967.
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