TNAG-0742-FCO40-946-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 178

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Samuel

Far Eastern Department

Hek.000/1

RESSIVLO

- JUN 1973

PA

No

63

83.51

RY

Такел

FOLIT

VILIT TO CHINA BY POLITICAL ALVILER, HONG KONG

1.

I have discussed with Ir ciaren br wilson's letter SCR 4/1357/76 of 2? Hay about his visit to China.

There

are no substantive points that we would wish to see included in any reply you may send to this letter. But if you are replying, you night like to say in passing:

(i)

evidence 0.

leased we were to see this further

Chinese desire to maintain good

longer hi

Chin e relations;

(ii)

Chat it was encouraging to see that the

Chinese are treating the immigration probler.

seriously and that we hope his fear that they will

not ta adequate measures will prove over pessimistic.

6 June 1978

CONFIDENTIAL

WE Quantrill

Hong Kong & General Dept

247 233-4381