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CONFIDENTIAL
FM KUALA LUMPUR
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 6
OF 030755Z JANUARY 90
CONFIDENTIAL
Гн
161234
HIC 340MDHIAN 1099
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 4 FEB 1990
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
REGISTRY
PA
Action Taken
788 данко 340/5.
YOUR TELNO 2364: HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
1. COUNSELLOR SPOKE TO THE RELEVANT UNDER SECRETARY
ON 2 JAN.
2. PREDICTABLY THE MALAYSIANS ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO HELP. THEIR IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION CONTROLS VERY STRICTLY TH EISSUE OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO BE OFFERED. LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE LAW IN FAVOUR OF CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WOULD BE POLITICALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION. THERE WAS HERE SOME RESENTMENT OF SINGAPORE'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT HONG KONG CHINESE TO THAT COUNTRY, AN INDICATOR OF THE SENSITIVITIES ANY MOVE TO ENCOURAGE CHINESE TO
IMMIGRATE TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD WOULD AROUSE.
SPRECKLEY
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MAIN
104
.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
.(RESTRICTED)
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH (FE)
ECD (I)
WED
NAD
SPD
FED
ADDITIONAL
4
DISTRIBUTION
108
SEAD
PUSD
NEWS D
PS
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
MR MOSS
MS BARRETT LEGAL ADV
MR FIFOOT HKD
MR EDWARDS LEGAL ADV
MR WHOMERSLEY LEGAL ADV
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