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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.417 CF 27 MARCH,
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
FOR WILLIAMSON,
YAU MA TEI BOAT DWELLERS.
THANK YOU FOR NOTE AND HANSARD EXTRACTS.
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2. YOUR PROPOSED REPLY TO LORD HYLTON'S SUGGESTION IS AGREED,
YOU COULD PERHAPS ADD THAT THE LAND SHORTAGE IS SO CRITICAL
THAT THE CO-ORDINATION OF OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IS AT ALL
TIMES A NICE EXERCISE IN FINE TUNING IN WHICH THE SECURING OF
LAND FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS FOR CLEAREES IS ALWAYS PROBLEMATICAL
3. ON ANOTHER SUBJECT LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS' CONTINUED QUOTING OF
THE OPTIMISTICALLY HIGH FIGURE OF 65 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION
TO BE REHCUSED BY 1985 IS NOW INACCURATE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED
AGAIN. WE WERE AT FAULT HERE, BUT A REVISED PROJECTION OF HOUSING
SUPPLY CONSEQUENT UPON PROGRAMME CHANGES AND FINANCIAL RESTRAINT
WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU SHORTLY.
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FILES
HK & GD
PS
UND
SEAD
FED
SAD
EID (E)
FUSD
OID
IPD
NEWS D MVD
PS/LORD GORONWY
ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
PS/PUS
SIR A DUFF
STR A PARSONS
HR CORTAZZI
MR LEANY
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON
NR BURLEICH
HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANHE'S GATE
MR BINT
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HOME OFFICE
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
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