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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.692 OF 5 JUNE 78,

INFO PRIORITY PEKING,

ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

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Action Taken

1. DURING AN INTERVIEW ON RHKTV ON 2 JUNE, MR ENNALS WAS ASKED

WHETHER HE HAD RAISED THE QUESTION OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO

HONG KONG DURING HIS VISIT TO PEKING, HE SAID THAT THIS HAD

NOT BEEN HIS ROLE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE FOREIGN SECRETARY

HOPED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS SOON IN NEW YORK WITH THE CHINESE

FOREIGN MINISTER.

2. THE LOCAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARD OF 3 JUNE PUTS THESE

TWO POINTS TOGETHER BY REPORTING MR ENNALS AS SAYING THAT: ''CHINESE AND BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTERS MAY SOON DISCUSS THE

PROBLEM OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS TO HONG KONG.'* SIMILAR STORIES

APPEAR IN THE MING PAO AND SEVERAL OTHER NEUTRAL OR RIGHT-WING

CHINESE PAPERS,

3. THE POLITICAL ADVISER WILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE

NEXT TWO DAYS TO EXPLAIN TO THE NONA, IN A LOW-KEY MANNER,

THAT MR ENNALS WAS MAKING TWO SEPARATE POINTS. HE WILL SAY

THAT, SO FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, HONG KONG'S ANXIETY ADOUT IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE SUFFICIENTLY

CLEAR TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.

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MR. CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY

SIR E YOUDE MR.FIGG MR.STRATTON

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE 6,GRAFTON ST. W 1

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