TNAG-0743-FCO40-947-Relations-between-China-and-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 264

CONFIDENTIAL

!!!) PARAGRAPH 9, FIRST SENTENCE.

RE-PHRASE AS 'REPATRIES

THOSE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF ENTERING

THE POLICY DOES NOT JUST APPLY TO THE LAND

HONG KONG,

BORDER.

(IV) PARAGRAPH 10. AFTER HIGH LEVEL' ALTER TO AFTER

REPRESENTATIONS AT MINISTERIAL AND AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL IN - LONDON AND PEKING THE RATE CAME DOWN SHARPLY IN DECEMBER 1973 AND CONTINUED TO FALL, REACHING A MANAGEABLE LEVEL (IN 1976) OF BETWEEN FIFTY AND SIXTY A DAY. THIS LEVEL GRADUALLY ROSE IN 1977 AND THEN MORE SHARPLY EARLY IN 1978''. RETAIN THE FINAL SENTENCE. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO

ADD SOME OF THE MORE TELLING OF THE RECENT FIGURES FROM

OUR TELNO.1157.

4. I HOPE YOU WILL SEND US COPIES OF THE FINAL BRIEFS.

MACLEMOSE

FILES HK YG D

FED

(b)

MIL CORTAZZI

M2 MURRAY

&

COM

CONFIDENTIAL