TNAG-1744-FCO40-2463-Visits-by-FCO-officials-to-Hong-Kong--including-visit-by-Lor-1988 — Page 97

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SIGNIFICANTLY, I THOUGHT, THEY MADE NO

REFERENCE AT ALL TO THE FORTHCOMING DEBATES IN

LEGCO AND HOUSE OF COMMONS.

2.

BOAT PEOPLE

3.

I ALSO RAISED BOAT PEOPLE.

EXPLAINED NEW HONG

KONG POLICY AND SOUGHT THEIR CO-OPERATION.

ESPECIALLY OVER COAST-HOPPING TO HONG KONG.

THEY SAID THEY'D LOOK INTO THAT; BUT NOTED THE

DIFFICULTY OF POLICING LONG COASTLINE.

THEY GENERALLY MADE CLEAR THAT THEY FULLY

SUPPORTED HONG KONG'S POLICY.

EMIGRATION FROM HONG KONG

I ALSO RAISED.

I EMPHASISED IMPORTANCE OF

TAKING PROBLEM SERIOUSLY; AND THAT IT'S AS

MUCH FOR CHINA AS FOR HMG/HKG TO PROVIDE

REASSURANCE.

ENCOURAGED BY THEIR ATTITUDE ON THIS TOO.

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