TNAG-0904-FCO40-1114-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 99

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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 161100Z FEB 79

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.280 OF 15 FEBRUARY,

341/1

HKK 34

15

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.

25

M.I.P.T: IMMIGRATION.

AS YOU KNOW, AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR IN THE TIMING OF RESTRICTIONS IS MY OWN VISIT. KNOWLEDGE OF THE VISIT HERE IS LIMITED TO A VERY

SMALL GROUP AND I DO NOT WISH IT TO BECOME MORE WIDELY KNOWN EVEN WITHIN GOVERNMENT UNTIL EXCO HAVE BEEN INFORMED AND WE HAVE DECIDED HOW TO HANDLE PUBLICITY. I DID NOT THEREFORE REFER TO IT IN MY

TEL UNDER REF.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD (6)

UND

SEAD

FED

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

6 GRAFTON STREET LONDON

Photocopy of P. Jing / CRE

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