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their responsibilities towards the people of Hong Kong and to give their
full backing to the Hong Kong authorities in any measures necessary to
restore the situation so that the people who live there may go about
their normal pursuits in peace. There is no reason to believe that there
their efforts will not be successful.
I am quite sure that Mr. Jackson-Lipkin and people in
but
Hong Kong who are anxious about their future may rely on the British
Government in power at the time to do everything possible to assist
those in Hong Kong who may be placed in difficult circumstances;
the fact that I am sure of this does not enable me to give an undertaking
now that people from Hong Kong will be treated differently from those
in other parts of the Commonwealth by being admitted to the U.K. at any
time without restriction.
I am sending a copy of this letter to John Smith, who has also
spoken to me about Mr. Jackson-Lipkin's letter of 19th September.