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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.692 OF 5 JUNE 78,
INFO PRIORITY PEKING,
ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
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Action Taken
1. DURING AN INTERVIEW ON RHKTV ON 2 JUNE, MR ENNALS WAS ASKED
WHETHER HE HAD RAISED THE QUESTION OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO
HONG KONG DURING HIS VISIT TO PEKING, HE SAID THAT THIS HAD
NOT BEEN HIS ROLE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY
HOPED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS SOON IN NEW YORK WITH THE CHINESE
FOREIGN MINISTER.
2. THE LOCAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARD OF 3 JUNE PUTS THESE
TWO POINTS TOGETHER BY REPORTING MR ENNALS AS SAYING THAT: ''CHINESE AND BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTERS MAY SOON DISCUSS THE
PROBLEM OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS TO HONG KONG.'* SIMILAR STORIES
APPEAR IN THE MING PAO AND SEVERAL OTHER NEUTRAL OR RIGHT-WING
CHINESE PAPERS,
3. THE POLITICAL ADVISER WILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE
NEXT TWO DAYS TO EXPLAIN TO THE NONA, IN A LOW-KEY MANNER,
THAT MR ENNALS WAS MAKING TWO SEPARATE POINTS. HE WILL SAY
THAT, SO FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, HONG KONG'S ANXIETY ADOUT IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE SUFFICIENTLY
CLEAR TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
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