PP HONG KONG
RS 105
SECRET
FM FCO 181415Z NOV 80
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
SECRET
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AKK 340/1
EIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 5KG D
2 5 NOV 1980
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1031 OF 18 NOVEMBER.
PERSONAL FOR CLIFT FROM MORRICE
1. WHEN THE GOVERNOR SAW THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON 5 NOVEMBER HE
SAID, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONALITY BILL, THAT HE ESTIMATED
THAT THE NUMBER OF LOCAL HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS, INCLUDING
POLICE, CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE IN THE EVENT OF A CHINESE
TAKE-OVER WAS ABOUT 30,000.
2.
THERE IS A DANGER THAT THIS FIGURE WILL BE BANDIED ABOUT IN
THE CONTEXT BOTH OF THE WHITE PAPER AND THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF
HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW IT IS MADE UP, E.G
ARE DEPENDENTS INCLUDED ?
CARRINGTON
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