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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 190
OF 221515Z MARCH 88
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 114:
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EMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG
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I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER LAST NIGHT, WHEN HE WAS OUR GUEST AT DINNER. MR WILSON READILY TOOK THE POINT AND RECALLED HAVING SPOKEN TO SOME PARTICIPANTS FROM
HONG KONG AT THE DAVOS CONFERENCE. HE ALSO SAID THAT CANADIAN
BUSINESSMEN WERE INCREASINGLY VIEWING HONG KONG AS A GATEWAY TO
CHINA (SEE MY TELNO 174). BUT HE FULLY UNDERSTOOD OUR OWN
SENSITIVITIES AND I DO NOT THINK HE WILL ERR AGAIN.
URWICK
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED
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RESEARCH (FE)
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS/MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR MCLAREN
MR GILLMORE
MR FEARN
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