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FM FCO 1715150Z DEC 79

PRIORITY PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 753 OF 17 DECEMBER

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

HKK 34||| KILLIÁLO PANTAIKYZYNO. 51

DESK OFFICA INDEX

RECISTRY

Agrion Takon

19912

MIPT (NOT TO HONG KONG): IMMIGRATION

1. CORTAZZI TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR'S

CALL ON 17 DECEMBER TO RAISE IMMIGRATION AGAIN.

2. HE EXPRESSED OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC

ASSURANCES GIVEN BY XI ZHONGXUN DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO

HONG KONG. BUT THE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION CONTINUED TO BE A MATTER

OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. WE RECOGNISED

THAT TIME MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR THE CHINESE MEASURES TO TAKE EFFECT,

BUT HOPED THEY WOULD SOON BE REFLECTED IN THE IMMIGRATION

FIGURES.

CARRINGTON

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HKGD

MR CORTAZZI

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