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Overseas Students' Fees (Defensive)
5.
Secretary of State aware of problems facing Hong Kong students
in the UK. Will explain economic reasons for charging full cost
fees.
Glad Hong Kong are putting own loan scheme into action.
Multi-Fibre Arrangement (Defensive)
6. Secretary of State will assure Hong Kong that we are aware of
importance of MFA to Hong Kong. Will explain other pressures on
HMG on this issue.
Major Industrial Projects
7. UK firms and HMG alive to opportunities, eg power stations,
MTR.
Illegal Immigrants
8.
Greatly improved position since new measures introduced in
October 1980. These welcomed in Hong Kong. No evidence of
Chinese ill-treatment of people returned.
Successor to Sir Murray MacLehose as Governor of Hong Kong (Defensive)
9.
No
HMG greatly indebted to Sir Murray for all he has achieved.
decision yet on a successor. Will not be major topic during visit.
Future of Hong Kong (Defensive only)
(Depends on approval of our submission for the Secretary of
State's interivew with BBC External Services)
10. Secretary of State will assure local people that HMG will
maintain commitment to Territory's stability and prosperity.
Not intended to raise this with Chinese, but UK always willing
to discuss matters of common concern in the context of China's
and our mutual interest in the maintenance of confidence in the
Territory.
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