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India in February this year. However, following a meeting between the Secretary of State and the Indian President on
4 April, the Indians briefed the press to the effect that
they had expressed serious concern over the future of Hong
Kong citizens of Indian origin who would be left stateless
after 1997. In fact, Mr Venkataraman did not mention the
subject. Should be Lennox-Boyd's interlocutors braoch the subject, it might be worth suggesting that they might consider giving assurances to the Indian community in Hong
Kong.
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