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Secretary of State
M
for Employment CONFIDENTIAL
Kong in readiness for the announcement,
It would be a pity to
alienate the Chinese community by an abrupt termination of the Hong Kong DT Quota.
I am, however, happy to
ask
my
officials to
examine
all the
implications for withdrawal, carefully timed, with the ground properly prepared, and I hope you will accept that this might be a constructive way forward.
I am
copying this to the Members of OD(K), the Attorney General, the Chief Whip, Sir Percy Cradock and Sir Robin Butler.
Jaun
eve
Michael
MICHAEL HOWARD