CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 388
OF 20173OZ FEB 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HRD 34012.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
(19)
163306
MDHOAN 3549
REGISTRY Action Taken
(4)
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MCLAREN, AUSS
2 1 MAR 1990
DESK OFFICER
YOUR TELNO 643 : ETHNIC MINORITIES
INDEX
PA
BUT
1. THE CASE FOR DEALING WITH THE ETHNIC MINORITIES AS A SEPARATE GROUP OUTSIDE THE PACKAGE IS WELL UNDERSTOOD HERE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT AT PRESENT I SEE NO/NO CHANCE THAT MINISTERS WILL AGREE TO THIS. THE HOME SECRETARY IS ADAMANT THAT THE 50,000 HEADS OF FAMILY FIGURE ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT MUST BE THE LIMIT. GIVEN THE POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES THE GOVERNMENT WILL
FACE IN GETTING THE BILL THROUGH PARLIAMENT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS SUPPORTED THIS VIEW. THE ETHNIC MINORITIES WILL HAVE
TO TAKE THEIR CHANCE WITHIN THE GENERAL SCHEME.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
15
LIMITED
HKD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
15
MR MCLAREN
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