TNAG-0984-FCO40-1203-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 9

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1ST SENTENCE READS: 'LEVELS WERE TO CONTINUE'. IT ENDS:

'NEEDED BY 1989'.

REPLACE '320' WITH '3,200*. CROSS OUT AT A COST OF HK DOLLARS 3,800 MILLIONS'.

ADD NEW LAST SENTENCE: 'THE POINT OF THESE STARTLING FIGURES IS THAT IT WOULD SIMPLE BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SCALE, AND THEREFORE STANDARDS WOULD INEVITABLY DETERIORATE.'.