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PARA 3. WE SUGGEST ADDING QUOTE BY TUNNEL UNQUOTE AFTER
QUOTE ROAD AND RAIL LINK UNQUOTE.
PARA 3, LAST SENTENCE. IS THIS NOT ALREADY ADEQUATELY COVERED BY THE SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 2? UNLESS YOU
FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT SHOULD BE RETAINED, WE SUGGEST DELETING THE LAST PART OF THE FINAL SENTENCE FROM QUOTE
AND IS UNQUOTE TO QUOTE HUNG HOM STATION UNQUOTE.
FINAL PARA, FIRST SENTENCE. WE SUGGEST REPLACING QUOTE PUSHING ON WITH THE DEVELOPMENT UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT UNQUOTE.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THIS PASSAGE WHICH WE
SHALL TELEGRAPH ON 22 DECEMBER.
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
WE AWAIT CONFIRMATION OF THE END OF THE YEAR AVERAGE
FIGURES IN PARA 1. IN THE THIRD SENTENCE OF PARA 1 WE
SUGGEST REPLACING QUOTE CAPTURE UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE ARREST
UNQUOTE.
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TRIADS
WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHETHER QUOTE THOROUGH
EXAMINATION OF NEW LAWS, SUCH AS THOSE OBTAINING IN THE USA, TO TACKLE ORGANISED CRIME UNQUOTE REFERS TO LAWS IN
OTHER COUNTRIES OR NEW LAWS IN HONG KONG. GRATEFUL FOR A
CLEARER FORMULATION.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE DESKBY 220930Z.
3.
WE HOPE TO PRODUCE A FAIR DRAFT OF THE REPORT WHICH WE
WILL PUT IN THE BAG ON TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER TO YOU AND PEKING.
4.
WE WILL ALSO AIM TO TELEGRAPH A DRAFT CONCLUSION TO YOU
NEXT WEEK.
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