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5 NOV 1979
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FM FCC 01194OZ NOV 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 896 OF 1 NOVEMBER
INDEX
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FOR GOVERNOR FROM MCLAREN
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PREMIER HUA'S VISIT
1. HONG KONG ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED AT THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION OF TALKS THIS AFTER VOON. THE PRIME MINISTER BEGAN BY SAYING THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WISHED TO WORK AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON HONG KONG. SHE WAS PLEASED THAT OUR RELATIONS OVER HONG KONG WERE NOW SO GOOD. SHE THEN DREW ATTENTION TO THE VERY HIGH RATE OF IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA. NEW TERRITORIES LEASES WERE DISCUSSED LATER. MY TWO IFTS CONTAIN EXTRACTS FROM THE DRAFT RECORD ON THESE TWO SUBJECTS. AS THE RECORD HAS NOT YET BEEN CLEARED I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD REGARD THESE TELEGRAMS AS FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS STAGE. THE FULL
RECORDS WILL FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE.
2. SEE MIFT.
CARRINGTON
FILES
HK & GD
FED
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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