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INDEX

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18.5

6851 - 2

FM FCO 141130Z SEP 79

TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 532 OF 14 SEPTEMBER

RFI PRIORITY HONG KONG

No

السلام

MIPT (NOT TO HONG KONG): IMMIGRATION INTO HONG KONG

1.

CORTAZZI ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE CHARGE'S CALL ON 13

SEPTEMBER TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL

IMMIGRATION INTO HONG KONG, AND EXPRESS THE GOVERNMENT'S DEEP

CONCERN AT THE RECENT SHARP RISE IN BOTH (WHICH HE ILLUSTRATED

WITH THE AUGUST FIGURES).

2. WE HAD TAKEN THIS UP WITH NCNA IN HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE

AUTHORITIES IN PEKING. CORTAZZI HOPED THAT CHU WOULD NOW REPORT THAT THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED THERE WERE FULLY SHARED IN THE FCO,

AND THAT MINISTERS ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE ISSUE. THIS

WAS THE SORT OF ISSUE THE PRIME MINISTER WOULD WISH TO RAISE WITH

PREMIER HUA, IF THE NUMBERS CONTINUED AT SUCH UNACCEPTABLY HIGH

LEVELS.

CARRINGTON

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HKGD

FED

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

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