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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 319 OF 30 MAY 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND FOR MR COUSINS, DS6, MOD.
YOUR TEL NO 506, IMMIGRATION INTO HONG KONG FROM CHINA
1.
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WHEN YOU SEE ASSISTANT MINISTER ZHANG YOU SHOULD BE
GUIDED GENERALLY BY THE LORD PRIVY SEAL'S REMARKS TO THE CHINESE
AMBASSADOR TODAY (MY TELNO 316). YOU SHOULD DRAW AS APPROPRIATE
ON PARAGRAPH 1 OF HONG KONG TEL NO 676 IN DESCRIBING THE PRESENT SITUATION.OVER LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BUT WE SHOULD PREFER YOU
TO AVOID MENTIONING AT THIS STAGE THE IDEA OF IMPOSING A UNILATERAL
QUOTA ON LEGALS.
2. IF ZHANG INDICATES THAT THE CHINESE ARE NOW READY FOR SERIOUS
TALKS, OR PRODUCES SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR CONTROLLING NUMBERS, YOU SHOULD RESPOND ON THE LINES SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 3
OF HONG KONG TEL NO 682. IF HOWEVER IT IS APPARENT THAT THE CHINESE
ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES THEMSELVES, YOU
SHOULD SAY THAT THE PRESENT SITUATION CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE
AID THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE CONSIDERING, WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT,
HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. YOU WILL NO DOUBT RECEIVE
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS IN DUE COURSE.
CARRINGTON
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PS/HR BLAKER Palpus
SIRA. DUFF
MR CERTAZZI MR MURRA
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