TNAG-1604-FCO40-2211-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-reports-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kon-1988 — Page 100

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MDHIAN 9828

YOUR I(III) : INSTEAD OF FURTHER LENGTHENING THE PARAGRAPH, WE SUGGEST DELETING THIS SENTENCE.

YOUR J(IV)

'THEY' REFERS TO THE 'LOCAL COMMUNITY' IN THE

PREVIOUS SENTENCE. WE SUGGEST THE SENTENCE BE AMENDED TO START :

HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN ARE, FOR INSTANCE.

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YOUR J (V) : AS SOME COUNTRIES HAVE INCREASED THEIR IMMIGRATION QUOTA THIS YEAR, WE SUGGEST THE SENTENCE SHOULD BE AMENDED TO READ : AS

REGARDS EMIGRATION, THERE HAS FOR MANY YEARS BEEN SOME OUTFLOW OF PEOPLE, MUCH OF IT BEING TO JOIN FAMILY MEMBERS ALREADY LIVING IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

2. WE SHALL SEND YOU THE REVISED FULL DRAFT BY THE BAG LEAVING HERE TOMMORROW (11 DECEMBER). A COPY (REPLACING THE FIRST DRAFT) WILL BE SENT TO PEKING BY THE BAG LEAVING HERE ON 15 DECEMBER. WE ARE AT THE SAME TIME SUBMITTING THIS DRAFT TO EXCO FOR CONSIDERATION ON 15 DECEMBER. ANY COMMENTS BY EXCO WILL BE TELEGRAPHED TO YOU EMMEDIATELY SO THAT YOU COULD TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU SUBMIT THE DRAFT TO MINISTERS. THEREAFTER WE NEED TO START PRPARATION FOR PRINTING THE REPORT AS A WHITE PAPER IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE. AN EARLY

AGREEMENT ON PUBLICATION DATE WOULD HELP.

WILSON

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