TNAG-0904-FCO40-1114-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 103

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FM FCO 141915Z FEB 79

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 151 OF 14 FEBRUARY

INFO PEKING

FROM MCLAREN

YOUR TELNO 244 AND PEKING TELNO 188:

IMMIGRATION

1.

WE TOO FAVOUR THE COURSE IN PARA 4(B) OF YOUR TELNO 244.

WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO AUTHORISE A FURTHER WARNING TO THE CHINESE

IF YOU THINK THE LATEST FIGURES WARRANT IT. BUT UNLESS THE

SITUATION TAKES A SERIOUS TURN FOR THE WORSE, WE SHOULD PREFER

TO DELAY IMPOSING CONTROLS UNTIL AFTER YOUR VISIT AND THAT OF THE

SECRETARY OF STATE TO PEKING.

OWEN

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HK & GD (6)

FED

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS ·

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

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