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TELEGRAM NUMBER 728 OF 4 JUNE, 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
WE INTEND TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE AT 2000 HOURS 1100Z) TODAY (TUESDAY):
GOVERNOR TO HOLD CONSULTATIONS IN LONDON
THE GOVERNOR SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE IS TO FLY TO LONDON NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS HONG KONG'S IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS WITH MINISTERS
AND OFFICIALS IN WHITEHALL.
SIR MURRAY WILL LEAVE ON TUESDAY 12TH JUNE AND IS EXPECTED TO
BE AWAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
THE GOVERNOR WILL ALSO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING NEW MINISTERS AND DISCUSSING WITH THEM AND OFFICIALS A RANGE OF OTHER
TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST TO H.M.G. AND THE HONG GOVERNMENT.
IN BACKGROUND BRIEFING WE WILL SAY THAT, ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR WILL OF COURSE BE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM HE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA. ON THE QUESTION OF THE OTHER TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED WE WOULD SAY THAT AMONGST THEM WOULD BE THE STATE OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMY AND THE PROGRESS ON SOCIAL PROGRAMMES.
MACLEHOSE
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