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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.179 OF 15 FEBRUARY 78,-
INFO PEKING, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE,
INFO SAVING WELLINGTON.
PLEASE PASS TO CABINET OFFICE FOR SECRETARY J.1.C.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE L.1.C ASSESSMENT FOR JANUARY 78.
1. ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS A SUMMARY OF EVENTS INVOLVING ROYAL
HONG KONG POLICE, COUNTER NEASURES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT POSITION IS AT ANNEX CLOSE SQUARE BRACKET
2. CHINESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INTEREST AND TO IMPROVE HER EXTERNAL IMAGE, CHINA HAS DEVELOPED A MORE RELAXED ATTITUDE TOVARDS VISITORS AND HAS IMPROVED THE PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF TOURISTS. PACKAGE TOURS ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY INDEPENDENT TRAVEL AGENTS IN HONG KONG. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE DEMAND, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE, POSSIBLY UP TO TWENTY PERCENT IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS VISITING CHINA DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD COMPARED WITH RECENT YEARS. (DURING THE 25 DAY PERIOD SPANNING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN 1977 OVER 202,000 PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG VISITED CHINA TRAVELLING VIA LO WU OR MACAU).
3. THERE WERE FURTHER MOVES TO SECURE THE ADMICCION OF CHINA AND
THE EXPULSION OF TAIWAN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATI IN FEBRUARY, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST CONTROLLED HONG KONG BADMINTON ASSOCIATION WILL ORGANISE A WORLD BADMINTON INVITATIONAL CHAMPION SHIP CONCURRENTLY WITH A PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE WORLD BADMINTCH FEDERATION, A RIVAL RODY TO THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION
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