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FM FCO 1715150Z DEC 79
PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 753 OF 17 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HKK 34||| KILLIÁLO PANTAIKYZYNO. 51
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RECISTRY
Agrion Takon
19912
MIPT (NOT TO HONG KONG): IMMIGRATION
1. CORTAZZI TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR'S
CALL ON 17 DECEMBER TO RAISE IMMIGRATION AGAIN.
2. HE EXPRESSED OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
ASSURANCES GIVEN BY XI ZHONGXUN DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO
HONG KONG. BUT THE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION CONTINUED TO BE A MATTER
OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. WE RECOGNISED
THAT TIME MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR THE CHINESE MEASURES TO TAKE EFFECT,
BUT HOPED THEY WOULD SOON BE REFLECTED IN THE IMMIGRATION
FIGURES.
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HKGD
MR CORTAZZI
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