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JOINT SINO/BRITISH EFFORT WHICH WOULD HAVE REASONABLE PROSPECT OF

BRINGING THE MOVEMENT TO HALT. IS SUCH AN EFFORT POSSIBLE, BOTH

IN PREVENTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL TERMS ? WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE

BRINGING HOME TO THE RESIDENTS OF EMIGRANT AREAS THAT, WITH NO

PROSPECT OF EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG AND EVERY PROSPECT OF BEING

INTERCEPTED, NO POINT IN MAKING THE ATTEMPT.

7. IMPLEMENTATION ONLY SUCCEED WITH FULL COOPERATION OF LOCAL

CHINESE AUTHORITIES. ASSUME THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT

ACCEPTING BACK ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT UNDER BROADER SCOPE

OF NEW POLICY. IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT REALLY

RIGOROUS BORDER SURVEILLANCE REGIME AT TIME OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW

POLICY TO AVOID ANY LAST MINUTE RUSH. ALSO NEED TO MAINTAIN A

CLOSE GUARD ON THE BORDER DURING THE PERIOD FOLLOWING IMPLEMENT-

ATION TO LESSEN NUMBERS STILL ENTERING HONG KONG WHO MAY NEED TO

BE ARRESTED.

IF THESE MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN, NEW POLICY WILL BE INTRODUCED

ON A DATE TO BE AGREED WITH THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES.

8.

CARRINGTON

MINIMAL

SIR E YOUDE

HKGD

MR DONALD

FED

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