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IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA INTO HONG KONG
14.
The current rate of immigration from China into
Hong Kong is a matter of very serious concern to the Hong
We have made clear our
Kong government and to ourselves.
concern to the Chinese Government and have sought their
assistance.
The Chinese Government were sympathetic and
we shall continue to discuss the issue with them regionally
in a spirit of cooperation.
AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT
15. We hope to conclude an air service agreement with the
Chinese Government in the near future.
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A negotiating
team from the Department of Trade are currently in
Peking discussing the question with the Chinese Government.
CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL ROLE
16. As I made clear in the House on eighteenth May we
welcome the present Chinese leadership's positive and
outward looking foreign policy. We hope that they will
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exert they very considerable influence, particularly in
the developing world in the interest of international
stability and prosperity.
CHINA/VIETNAM
17. We have followed the recent talks in Hanoi between China
and Vietnam with sympathetic interest. We welcome any
reduction in the area of tension and hope that their
differences can be resolved peacefully and in accordance with
the provisions of the United Nations Charter.
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