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ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE! RECEIVED TELEGRAM NUMBER 26 OF 4 JANUARY, 1980.

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YOUR TELNO 1847 OF 14 DEC 1979; PQ BY MR. DENNIS CANAVAN

AS REGARDS THE SUBJECTS FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES IN AGUR PAR

WE HAVE LITTLE TO ADD TO:

(1) BRAY'S LETTER TO CANAVAN OF 26 OCTOBER: AND

(11) THE VARIOUS TELEGRAMS WE HAVE SENT ON MANY OF THE

INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS MENTIONED BY YOU.

Original at: HKK 0266 Original at: HKK0266

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3. TAKING YOUR POINTS ITEM BY ITEM:

A) PUBLIC HOUSING: NO CHANGES OF SIGNIFCANCE EPONY THAT IN VIEW OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS IT MIGHT BE ADVISABLE NOT TO QUOTE PERCENTAGES IN DESCRIBING THE NUMBERS IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

(B) SAI LAU KOK: SINCE BRAY'S LETTER ALL OUTSTANDING COMPENSATION

CLAIMS HAVE BEEN SETTLED, AS REGARDS THE INCIDENT WITH MR. CANAVAN, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HAS WRITTEN TO HIM ON TWO OCCASIONS. YOU WILL HAVE COPIES OF THESE LETTERS, A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WAS CARRIED OUT AND APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN. (C) (D) AND (E): NOTHING FURTHER TO REFORT.

(F) PULIC ORDER ORDINANCE: MY TELEGRAMS NUMBERS 1631, 1632 OF OF 20 NOVEMBER REFER. THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE RELATING

TO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PROCESSIONS ARE UNDER REVIEW AND FIRM

PROPOSALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PUT TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EARLY THIS

YEAR,

(G) ON LOK TSUEN VILLAGERS: NOTHING SINCE OUR TELNO 1694 OF 3RD- DECEMBER.

M) NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT.

(1) DEMOCRATIC REFORM: WE HAVE NO MORE TO ADD TO OUR MOST RECENT

COMMENTS (MY TELNO 1647 OF 22 NOVEMBER REFERS). BUT THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT IF SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED THIS SUBJECT WILL

2E PROMINENT.

J) AND (K): NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT.

(L) LABOUR DISPUTES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE: NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE

TO REPORT SINCE OUR LETTER TO QUANTRILL PSU/GEN//79 OF 18 DECEMBER. (M) NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT.

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