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The attached questions about levels of sec clearly prompted by the announcement of the Hong Kong package although neither refers to it directly and Mr Butler's question not even indirectly. Mr Marlow's question has been transferred 12on FCO; I understand it has received a holding reply.
BOLN questions are difficult
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erpretation the replies would be that tners has been Tescalch and we have made no
no estimates of levels of secondary The numbers of people following an individu2 i alicwed to settle here depend not just on how many people he or the has in had immediate
but also on the marriage child bearing patterns of future generations and it becomes Impossible to assessin
In reply to Mr Butler it may be worth pointing cut that entry of relativus other than those in the nuclear family in strictl limited and then referring him to the published statistica which Slow immigration patterns. In view of Mr Marlow'e 225,000 it may be reasonable
creat this as a mestion about.
Hong Kong and emphasise in the reply that the scheme is intended
Drafts aze attached.
VAVIEIRIE MENS
6 January 1990
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