TNAG-2181-FCO40-3118-Hong-Kong-nationality-international-support-1990 — Page 15

UNCLASSIFIED

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1049

OF 311831Z MAY 90

UNCLASSIFIED

Ако

HRD 340/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 8 JUN 1990

(244)

471727

MDLOAN 6479

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD WAS RECEIVED FROM BTC HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 171 OF 24020OZ MAY

AND TO PRIORITY CANBERRA

MY TELNO 353:

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

1. RTHK (RADIO) CARRIED A REPORT THIS MORNING QUOTING AN AUSTRALIAN

OFFICIAL SOURCE IN CANBERRA AS SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT PLAN TO WRITE TO THE BRITISH FORMALLY REJECTING ANY IDEA THAT AUSTRALIA PROPOSES TO INTRODUCE A SCHEME THAT WOULD ENABLE PEOPLE FROM HONG

KONG TO ACQUIRE A RESIDENCE STATUS WITHOUT LEAVING THE TERRITORY. THE SOURCE SAID THEY WERE VERY UNHAPPY WITH MR MAUDE'S STATEMENT IN

HONG KONG OF 10 APRIL WHICH MADE IT SEEM AUSTRALIA WAS GOING TO CHANGE ITS REGULATIONS: THE IDEA WAS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND WOULD NOT WORK.

2. THE SOURCE WAS ALSO QUOTED AS SAYING THAT AUSTRALIA WOULD IN- CREASE ITS INTAKE OF PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG THIS YEAR BY 30 PERCENT TO 15,000. OUR INFORMATION OFFICER WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LEAVE HONG KONG WAS NOT HELPFUL.

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