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APPRECIATED THE POINT MADE BY DENG XIAOPING THAT SO LONG AS GUANGDONG WAS UNDER-DEVELOPED HONG KONG WOULD BE A MAGNET. HONG KONG REMAINED READY TO PLAY ITS PART IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF GUANGDONG. BUT URGENT CONTROL ACTION WAS NECESSARY. THE HONG VONG AUTHORITIES WOULD BE INCREASING THEIR PATROLS, BUT STRONGER MEASURES ON THE CHINESE SIDE TO CONTROL ILLEGAL EMIGRATION WERE ESSENTIAL.
THERE IS OF COURSE NO FOLLOW UP UNILATERAL ACTION TO THIS, UNLESS HONG KONG WERE PREPARED TO CONTEMPLATE THE MEASURES TAKEN IN THE EARLY SIXTIES TO STEM THE RUSH THEN. BUT POSSIBLE FURTHER STEPS MIGHT BE:
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1. A HING LEVEL APPROACH IN STRONG TERMS DURING A POSSIBLE VISIT (SEMI COLON)
11. AN INCREASE IN THE FORCES AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR CONTROL IN HONG KONG (SEMI COLON)
11. CLOSING OF THE BORDER TO ALL LEGAL IMMIGRANTS UNTIL EFFECTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKEN TO STOP ILLEGALS (FIRSTLY AS A THREAT, SUBSEQUENTLY EFFECTED).
I REALISE THESE ARGUMENTS MAY OFFER LITTLE COMFORT TO THE GOVERNOR WHO IS UNDER PRESSURE TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATE AND TANGIBLE ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION. AND, IN THEORY, THE ACTION ON ILLEGALS MIGHT BE TAKEN IN ADDITION TO THE ACTION ON LEGAL IMMIG- RANTS PROPOSED BY HONG KONG. BUT I THINK THAT THEY WOULD STAND A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCESS IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT HAD NOT BEEN SOURED BY AN ACTION THE PARACTICAL EFFECTS OF WHICH WOULD BE RELATIVELY SMALL, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AMBIGUOUS.
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