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FM HONG KONG 2905402 SEPTEMBER 80
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1255 OF 29 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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MIP T: COMMENTS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BRIEF.
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THIS NEEDS TO BE UP-DATED SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD THE CHINESE THAT WE WILL HAVE NEW MEASURES TO SUGGEST AND THAT I WISH TO SEE THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG ON 20 OCTOBER TO DISCUSS THIER IMPLEMENTATION.
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2. I AM CONCERNED AT THE STATEMENT THAT MINISTERS WILL WISH TO CONSIDER THE EXACT TIMING''. BECAUSE OF THE TERMS OF MY
OWN SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF LEGCO ON 1 OCTOBER, AND SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD HAVE SAID IN PEKING, THERE WILL BE INTENSE EXPECTATION THAT FURTHER MEASURES WILL
BE TAKEN. THIS WILL PRECIPITATE AN INFLUX WHICH WILL BE ACCEL .ERATED BY MY OWN VISIT TO GUANGZHOU ON 28 OCTOBER. IT WOULD THEREFORE
BE DANGEROUS TO DELAY LEGISLATION BEYOND 24 OCTOBER.
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3. I HOPE THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL PUT DOWN A MARKER ABOUT LEGAL IMMIGRATION TOO. AFTER ALL THIS IS SOMETHING THE CHINESE CAN CONTROL. A NEW PARA 10 HAS BEEN ADDED TO POINTS TO MAKE TO COVER THIS.
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