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CONFIDENTIAL
of immigration from Hong Kong (if present trends continue,
20,000 per year for a total of 200,000 by the end of
the decade) and flexible returning resident policy);
We would appreciate if, in future, the UK could make
reference to a general agreement by friends to assist in
confidence building process, and to the fact that
there are discussions with a number of countries
and with the PRC on means to reassure the Hong Kong
population that all agree on the need for an economically
stable and prosperous Hong Kong.