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MEETING BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF OF HONG KONG : 5 NOVEMBER 1980
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The Rt Hon The Lord Carrington KCMG MC
Sir Murray MacLehose GBE KCMG KCVO
Sir E Youde KCMG MBE
Mr G G H Walden
Mr R D Clift
Mr R MJ Lyne
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA
1. Sir Murray MacLehose said that the new measures to return
illegal immigrants had got off to a good start. There had been
no objections and the arrest figures were down. The test would
come over the next few months as the new rules were implemented. The Chinese were cooperating well.
2. Lord Carrington asked about illegal immigrants from Macao.
Sir M MacLehose said that very liberal criteria were applied.
He anticipated no trouble over people either from Macao or from
other countries such as India.
3. Sir M MacLehose said that the Army were doing very well. The Chinese had said that their own forces were relatively weak in sea-borne preventive measures. Hong Kong were acquiring new patrol boats to help over this. Lord Carrington asked about the ban on employment of illegals. Sir M MacLehose said that so far employers seemed to be cooperating.
measures had a good chance of succeeding.
Overall the new
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