TNAG-0984-FCO40-1203-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 15

IN 5TH LINE, CROSS OUT: 'AS SET OUT ABOVE'.

THIS PARAGRAPH ENDS: 'CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND HK DOLLARS 74 MILLION PER ANNUM FOR RECURRENT COSTS.'

REPLACE 'GETTING THROUGH? WITH REACHING BASE” AS... REPLACE NEXT 3 SENTENCES WITH NEW PARAGRAPH : 'IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER WHO HAVE ENTERED HONG KONG SUCCESSFULLY OVER THAT PERIOD, A SPECIAL OFFICE HAD TO BE SET UP TO DEAL WITH THEIR REGISTRATION, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT UNDERTAKES THE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL WORK INVOLVED.''

THE NEXT PARAGRAPH BEGINS WITH: ON 15 SEPTEMBER....

PUT INVERTED COMMAS ON 'REACHED' BASE'. AFTER 'NEW TERRITORIES THE' READ: 'REQUIREMENT THAT HONG KONG RESIDENTS SHOULD CARRY IDENTITY CARDS, A REQUIREMENT HITHERTO LIMITED TO A FEW PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE AREAS....'.

IN LAST PARAGRAPH, READ: "HAVE EVIDENTLY NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY DETERRED.

N.B. EVIDENTLY AND SUFFICIENTLY SHOULD BE UNDERLINED.

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL HK&GD

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