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FROM: A R Paul
Hong Kong Department
DATE: 3 March 1988
HONG KONG: LETTER FROM MR EDWARD HEATH
cc: PS/Lord Glenarthur
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Problem
1. A letter dated 20 February to the Secretary of State from
Mr Edward Heath.
Recommendation
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I recommend that the Secretary of State replies on the lines of
the attached draft, which has been prepared in consultation with the
Home Office.
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Background
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Hong Kong telno 636 gives an account of Mr Heath's recent visit to Hong Kong: on the issue of representative govrnment Mr Heath took
a statesmanlike position in public, although he clearly has a number
of private reservations about the White Paper. I understand that
the Secretary of State may already have thanked him for the public
line he took in Hong Kong: if not a suitable reference might be
inserted into the draft, which is otherwise on standard lines.
4.
The line on employment and immigration prospects has been
cleared with the Home Office. It is designed to present our policy in
as positive a light as possible, although it is certainly arguable
that the policy is a restrictive one by comparison with the policies adopted by other countries such as Canada and Australia.
A.R. Panc
A R Paul
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