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China has shown an interest in economic co-operation. Has she shown
any interest in the administrative side or in any form of elected
representation?
H.E.: No, the question was not mentioned.
On the subject of legal immigrants, will Hong Kong be making tougher
restrictions?
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H.E.: I have explained that the crux of the matter is people who come here with permits to visit relatives and actually only 2% go back. The
to ensur problem is time machinery whereby they can go back. This is not easy and
Crops itin man be done much more easily and satisfactorily in China with the Chinese authorities. This is why I see an early discussion to work this out as
essential.
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Did you discuss the problem of the Vietnamese refugees from China?
H.E.: This has been the subject of frequent representations by our
Embassy. The numbers have dropped a little recently.
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There are still quite a number in the detention centres.
to happen to them?
What is going
Dr. Wilson: There are quite a number in the detention centres while we try to
discover where they have come from. It is extremely difficult to do so. How do you make a disténction between someone who has stopped to take
on water along the coast of China and somebody who settled there? The Chinese authorities have expressed a willingness to take back people
who are settled in China if this can be proved, but in most cases
this cannot be proved. Some cases will have to be dealt with in some
other way.
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Are the Chinese reconciled to private commercial advantage being given
to outsiders in their modernisation programme?
H.E.: Certainly. The message wherever we went was that "We welcome Hong Kong investment. We need it."
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