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I) MUST PROCEED.

II) HOPE CHINESE MISUNDERSTANDING CAN BE REMOVED THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS.

E) EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET IN 1992

I) WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HONG KONG ?

F) BRAIN DRAIN

I) CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN.

II) GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES DO NOT INCLUDE RETURNEES.

III) SOME EVIDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH PASSPORTS RETURNING TO HONG

KONG.

IV) WHAT IS PROGRESS ON THIRD COUNTRIES OFFERING SIMILAR INSURANCE PACKAGE AS UK ?

V) RULE 58 AWAITING RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC CASE FORWARDED TO ADMINISTRATION (SEE HK TELNO 2691, FCO TELNO 1627 AND REFTELS).

G) VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

I) APPRECIATE HMG'S ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.

II) WHAT IS IMPLICATION FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM OF RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CAMBODIA ?

H) LAW AND ORDER AND CIVIL SERVICE

I) GROWING PUBLIC CONCERN.

II) NO EASY SOLUTION BUT CLEAR NEED TO BE TACKLED EFFECTIVELY.

2. LYDIA DUNN SAYS SHE TOLD THE MINISTER THAT SHE WOULD SEND HIM A COPY OF THE BROCHURE PRODUCED BY OMELCO ON PROMOTING HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY. RATHER THAN TRY TO GET AN ADDITIONAL COPY TO LONDON BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I WILL MAKE SURE ONE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE MINISTER WHEN HE ARRIVES SO THAT HE CAN SAY HE HAS READ IT.

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