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we can tell, the total flow of imigrants in 1974 seens to have been about
54,000, legal and illegal. The total growth of the population was 30,000
a yesi.
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C. It is about 50 per cent. A. It is less than 50 per cent of the total
Growth of the population. If one extarpoletos this into Deitish tem
IR CAIDELSON:
and one thinks that the population of Britain is 12 times that of Hong Hong
and you multiply the mumber by 12, you will see the strain on Hong Kong's
public services. Hong Kong's public services have been under a very great
strain since 1948, and Hong Kong is beginning to master these problems,
but at the same tine there is thir continuing flow of legal immigrents
and therefore the moblen has to be limited in some vey or cnother.
Would you see our policies on Hong Kong vis-c-vis Polting
ere all port and parcel of our general desire to improve relations with
Peking all along the lino, taking the view that Ching presents hopeful
possibilities for the future in terms of her relationship with this country end with the West, and that we share certain comon cntipathies looking at
the world as a whole. Is that the view you would teke? A. ( Horley)
I think that would be broadly right.
IR COFLAN: Is there a formal understanding with China on illegal immigrants? A. (In O'Keeffe) To formal understanding.
Q. Is there on informel understanding? A. The Chinese Government know
of our policy toverds illegal immigrents.
MR HOP: Could I ask a question about the constitution again. Would it
be possible, if there were an enlargement of the Legislative Council, to not
just allow for greater official representation, but also to emend the
unofficial representation to make it more representative of a variety of
Chinese interests in Hong Kong? 1. (ie Horler) The Legislative Council
vas lost incressed in sire in 1972 to 30, which includes 15 unofficial
rembers and the Hong Kong Government are aware that the workload on present members is continually increasing, which is another reason for looking at it.
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leverage, ucalase 166-1914, 42
In 1974
the figure was 63,800
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