CONFIDENTIAL
BAG
CONFIDENTIAL
SAVING TELEGRAM
FROM FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TO HONG KONG
TELNO 12 SAVING OF 8 MARCH
INFO SAVING PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 335 AND 343 AND PEKING TELNO 285:
LEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM CHINA.
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RECEIVED
- 9 MAR 1979
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1. WE AGREE THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD NOW BE GIVEN A FRESH WARNING
THAT RESTRICTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE IMPOSED BY HONG KONG UNLESS THERE
IS A SHARP DECREASE IN CURRENT IMMIGRATION LEVELS WITHIN THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS OR SO. WE ALSO AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO BUILD
ON THE CHINESE APPROACH REPORTED IN YOUR FIRST TUR, WHICH IS
ENCOURAGING AS FAR AS IT GOES. SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM HM AMBASSADOR IN PEKING, WE ARE CONTENT THAT THE POLITICAL ADVISER SHOULD TAKE ACTION WITH THE NCNA ON THE LINES PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELNO 335, DRAWING AS NECESSARY ON PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELNO 343. PLEASE REPORT WHEN THIS HAS BEEN DONE.
2. YOUR FORTHCOMING VISIT TO PEKING AND MY OWN NEXT MONTH WILL
PROVIDE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF THIS VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM AND THE FOSSIBLE WAYS OF DEALING WITH IT.
OWEN
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HK & GD (6)
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UND
SEAD
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PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF.
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON'
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