6. NATURALLY HONG KONG WILL NOT DO THIS, AND CONSEQUENTLY COULD WELL BECOME A FOCUS FOR REFUGEES EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE LEAST SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND IS ALREADY INUNDATED BY THE FLOW FROM CHINA NOW RUNNING AT ABOUT 300 A DAY.
7. YOU WILL NO DOUBT SUPPORT THE FOREGOING THESIS WITH THE FIGURES OF WHAT HONG KONG HAS DONE WHILE STILL HAVING TO ABSORB 100,000 FROM CHINA IN THE PAST YEAR.
MACLEHOSE
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FILE S
HKOGD
UND
· SEAD
FED SAD
EID (E) PUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D HVD
P3
PS/LORD GORONWY
COPIES TO
HONG HONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
ROBERTS
MR BURLEIGH
HOME OFFICE
PS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI SIR A PARSONS MR MURRAY
MRLEAHY
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
MR BIRT
HOME OFFICE LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
LONDON
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