TNAG-1938-FCO40-2764-Future-of-Hong-Kong-defence-and-public-order-1989 — Page 138

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DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER: ANNUAL REPORT ON POLICE EXPANSION.

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WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE DRAFT IN SECOND TUR BUT, IN VIEW OF CHINESE SENSITIVITIES OVER THE TERM ''ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION'' SUGGEST THAT ''BORDER DUTIES' BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ''CONTROL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION' IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 1. SIMILARLY, WE SUGGEST SUBSTITUTING ''BORDER DUTY'' FOR ''ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION'' IN THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA 3.

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WE WOULD, INCIDENTALLY, BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND

ON THE QUESTION OF PUTTING ALTERNATIVES TO PTU/AIID TO THE CHINESE.

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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT

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