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INDEX
TELEGRAM NUMBER 88 OF 30 JANUARY
No 87.2
DESK OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
AW12/2
37
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
INFO PEKING
FOR POLITICAL ADVISER FROM CLIFT HKGD
IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA
35A
1. WE HAVE NOTED THE STATISTICS IN YOUR TEL NO 178 THESE ARE NOT ENCOURAGING: WE HAD HOPED THAT THE NEW CHINESE REGULATIONS WOULD HAVE BITTEN HARDER BY NOW.
2. WE ARE STARTING TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS. WE CAN OF
COURSE DISCUSS WHEN I VISIT HONG KONG BUT MINISTERS MAY NEED
ADVICE BEFORE THEN ON WHETHER WE SHOULD DO MORE THAN CONTINUE
TO PRESS THE CHINESE. ANY THOUGHTS YOU HAVE NOW WOULD BE VERY HELP-
FUL.
3. ONE IMPORTANT FACTOR IS HONG KONG'S VIEW OF WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE ON EG OVERSTAYERS. WE HAVE SEEN REFERENCES TO A GENERAL REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE EXCO MINUTES OF 11 AND 18 DECEMBER. WILL THIS BE COMPLETED SOON?
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