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HONG KONG: SIR JOHN RODGERS' PQ ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

1. In my submission of 23 February I recommended that a short answer only should be given to Sir John Rodgers' PQ about illegal immigration from China to Hong Kong and that a full reply should be sent in writing. My recommendation was accepted and Mr Luard replied accordingly to the Question on 2 March.

2. I now submit a draft reply based on current information supplied by the Hong Kong Government (Hong Kong telegram no. 184) and what has been said in previous letters to Sir John Rodgers.

FED concur.

B. Steent

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J A B Stewart

Hong Kong Department

10 March: 1977

Cc:

PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts

Mr Price (Parliamentary Unit) Mr Orr (FED)

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small number of illegal

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