TNAG-0907-FCO40-1117-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 15

GRS 90

CONFIDENTIAL

PA.

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING 1707002 DEC 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1068 OF 17 DECEMEBER

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

HKK 3411i

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 18 DEC1979

NEGK OFFICER

INDIX

PA

REGISTRY

Action Taken

1

Aw

15/12

الوسطى

IMMIGRATION,

1.

WHEN I SAW VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHANG WENJIN ON CAMBODIA AND RHODESIA ON 14 DECEMBER, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND HIM OF OUR ANXIETIES ON IMMIGRATION INTO HONG KONG, DRAWING HIS ATTEN- TION TO THE DAILY AVERAGES FOR THE PERIOD 4-10 DECEMBER OF 596

ILLEGALS ARRESTED AND REPATRIATED AND 161 LEAGALS.

2.

THEY

ZHANG SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WERE ALSO CONCERNED.

HAD ALREADY INSTRUCTED THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CHECK THE OUTFLOW.

** WE ARE TAKING MEASURES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO'

CRADOCK

FILES

FED

HK & GD

PUSD

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

CONFIDENTIAL

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QED

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