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10: F.O. (Kitson) F.1593/13/10

11. Wo. to C.inc.Hong Kong tel. 99057 12.W.0. (Bring Draw) FGD/90 end. report by Gon. Anderson

13. Hong Kong to W.0. tel. 060732

The papers about the visit of Press

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correspondents to Hong Kong at 1, 4, 10 etc., are unsuitable for this file. I think they should be registered on a Public Relations file. Perhaps Mr. Wallace would advise.

Mr. Wallace would perhaps also very kindly take the action suggested in paragraph 2 of (10). If copies of our letters to the M.O.I. and P.I.D. are sent to Mr. Kitson at the F.0. no acknowledgement of (10) will be necessary. I must apologise for the fact that these papers have been delayed.

11, which duplicates the enclosure to (9) can be put by.

Mr. W. A. Morris may care to see enclosure to (12).

I imagine that Supplies Department have seen

Not the til in itself, the telegram at (13) some time ago as it is now a but the subland/month old. of it from a H.K. hilm.

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The Hong Kong administration has evolved an ingenious way of cutting down its rice requirements without reimposing immigration restrictions. I have no doubt that the regulations designed to reduce the number of persons eligible for rice tickets will have the effect of increasing the 'black market in such tickets, but this seems inevitable under present conditions. Mr Morris to see. Then put by.

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