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However the Home Secretary is likely to chip away
any proposal we make, and I suggest that we should cast Our
initial bid higher leaving ourselves some room to fall back.
consider in any case that the 500 a year proposal is a a realistic one
from the point of view of effect on other countries.
5.
committed
the
I should like to draw
minute I have
Kong Government
the context of
this will help with the Home Secretary (and incidentally SCORRI).
But while I think in the right circumstances we should put pressure
on the Hong Kong Government, we should be clear now that we cannot
attention to on e other point. In the
Secretary of State to urging the Hong
to take some of the Chinese in the open centres in
a satisfactory solution on offtake. I think that
be certain that they will agree to do as proposed. I see no point
in consulting them about this now since they would have no option
but to resist this element being brought into the equation. We
cannot avoid considering it, in the light of SCORRI's recommendation
the subject.
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I have discussed this in draft with Dr Wilson, who agrees.
16 May 1985
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A C Galsworthy
Hong Kong Department
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