MRD LSTMATED TO COST OVER INK BULLAND 152 M WHICH WILL BE
INANCED BY PLAING.
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KAMOUR.
10. FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION (PARA.2 OF
AUCUST'S ASSESSMENT REFERS), THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROTESTS BY FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO ORGANISED A PUBLIC MEETING AND PRESENTED
HOWEVER, PETITIONS TO SECURE THE RECPENING OF THE STATION. GOVERNMENT HAS POINTED OUT THAT IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE STATION WILL BE REOPENED UNLESS SUBSTANTIAL. CAPITAL IS AVAILABLE.
THE EMPLOYEES HAVE FILED A PETITION TO WIND UP THE COMPANY, THE PALANCE OF OUTSTANDING WAGES WAS PAID OUT DURING THE MONTH. AN AMERICAN COMPANY HAS EXPRESSED COME INTEREST IN REOPENING THE STATION. AGITATION FROM A HARDCORE OF TWENTY VOCIFEROUS (MPLOYEES HAS CONTINUED INTO THIS MONTH OVER THE ECOPENING OF THE STATION. FOUR MEMBERS OF THE EMPLOYEES ADHOC COMMITTEE WERE ARSFOTED AND CHARGED AFTER PARTICIPATING IN AN UNLAWFUL PROTEST
MARCH ON 2ND OCTOBER 1978.
IMIGRATION.
11. DURING SEPTONDER A TOTAL OF 7,016 CHINESE ENTERED HONG KONG
THIS GIVES FROM CHINA LECALLY (COMPARED WITH 5,665 IN AUGUST),
» DAILY AVERAGE OF 234 FOR SEPTEMBER (183 IN AUGUST). THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL HIGHIGRANTS FROM CHINA ARRESTED DURING SEPTEMBER WAS 987 (594 IN AUGUST). THE FIGURE FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN SEPTEMBER 197 WAS THE HIGHEST ON RECORD SINCE NOVEMBER 1973 WHILE THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN SEPTEMBER WAS THE HIGHEST SINCE THE
POLICY OF REPATRIATION WAS INTRODUCED IN NOVEMBER 1974.
12. 874 REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM ARRIVED DURING SEPTEMBER BRINGING
THE TOTAL NUMBER IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT ELSEWHERE TO
3,689.
F.C.O PSE PASS SAVING WELLINGTON.
MACLCHOSE
Possea BY COD TO CABINET OFFICE PEPEATED
AS REQUESTED
FILES 1K34D FED PUS D
OLD LPD DEFD
OPA
OL. A
SIR A DUFF
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