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6... QUOTE IF HE OR THE MINISTER OF STATE WILL MEET A SMALL

DELEGATION FROM THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHO WILL BE VISITING THE UNITED

KINGDOM IN MARCH TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF LAND COMPENSATION IN

THE NEW TERRITORIES HONG KONG AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS UNQUOTE:

7... QUOTE WHAT REPRESENTATIONS THE HEUNG YEE KUK HAS MADE TO THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REGARDING INCREASES IN RENT, PREMIUMS, RATES

AND OTHER FEES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES: AND WHAT ACTION HAS BEEN

TAKEN IN RESPECT OF SUCH REPRESENTATIONS UNQUOTE:

3... QUOTE IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED, WHETHER BY

LOANS, GUARANTEES OR PROVISION OF LAND, IN ANY SCHEME IN THE NEW

TERRITORIES OF HONG KONG THAT IS AMORTISED OR DUE FOR COMPLETION

AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE LEASE IN 1997 UNQUOTE: AND

9... QUOTE WHETHER ANY AGENCY OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF HONG KONG CHINESE LABOUR FOR

WORK IN THE OCEAN AND NAURU ISLANDS OR OILFIELDS IN BRUNET: HOW MANY PERSONS HAVE BEEN RECRUITED UNDER THESE SCHEMES AND IF THIS

PROCESS IS STILL IN OPERATION. UNQUOTE

2. GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE/INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE REPLIES, BY

26 10,002,

CROSLAND

FILES:

HKD

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PS

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

MR S.J. KIDD

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, GRAFTON STREET

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