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THE HONG KONG BORDER AFTER 1997: LINE TO TAKE FOR MR LUCE

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1. PS/Mr Luce telephoned me today to say that Mr Luce had been asked by a number of MPs about arrangements on after 1997, including the question of immigration from China to Hong the Hong Kong border Kong. He said that Mr Poul Hartling of UNHCR had also question with Mr Luce.

raised the Mr Luce had replied somewhat vaguely that he thought that some form of demarkation between China

the Hong Kong SAR and would have to continue after 1997. However Mr Luce us to work up

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aware of anything in the agreement which casts light on this question. However it is

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