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FM PEKING 950725Z
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY MO. 51
- 8 MAY 1973
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REGISTRY Action Taken
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 269 OF 5 MAY 1978
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AND PRIORITY HONG KONG, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON,
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H.K. TELNO 568 OF 4 MAY TO YOU: LEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
1. I AGREE WITH HONG KONG'S SUGGESTION THAT THE POLITICAL
ADVISER SHOULD SPEAK TO THE N.C.N.A. AGAIN ABOUT THIS. THERE
WOULD THEN BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO FOLLOW THIS UP
INFORMALLY WITH LIANG SHANG-YUAN, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS AT-
A MEAL I HOPE TO ARRANGE DURING DR WILSON'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO
PEKING 15-13 MAY.
2. ON SPECIFIC POINTS TO BE MADE, I THINK IT MIGHT BE MORE
REALISTIC TO SUGGEST A MAXIMUM INFLOW OF 53 A DAY IN ADDITION
TO THOSE WITH VALID DOCUMENTATION FOR ONWARD TRAVEL, PERMITTING
A LARGER TOTAL NUMBER PROVIDED THE CHINESE CONFORM WITH THE
SUGGESTION IN PARA 4 (11) OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE.
SPECIFICALLY, THE EVENTUAL ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONS WITH INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE MIGHT LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE
OF THOSE CROSSING THE BORDER AT LO WU WITH THE INTENTION OF
TRAVELLING TO THESE COUNTRIES AND WITH VISAS ENABLING THEM TO
no so.
3. I SEE NO REASON WHY THE POLITICAL ADVISER SHOULD NOT HINT THAT THE SITUATION HAS BECOME SUFFICIENTLY SERIOUS FOR THE Hu K
GOVERNMENT TO HAVE HAD TO GIVE VERY RELUCTANT CONSIDERATION TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF REINTRODUCING SOME FORM OF IMMIGATION CONTROL.
THE CHINESE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF HOW SERIOUSLY WE REGARD
THE PROBLEM, IN LIGHT OF RECENT CHINESE ASSURANCES ABOUT HONG
KONG, PUBLIC ANDUYRIVATE, THERE IS EVERY REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT
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