TNAG-2206-FCO40-3163-Emigration-from-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 88

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 256

OF 29180OZ JANUARY 90

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

25 APR 1990

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ORAL PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: SIR DAVID STEEL

1. SIR DAVID STEEL HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING PQ RECEIVE A WRITTEN REPLY:

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QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT EMIGRATION SITUATION IN HONG KONG.

UNQUOTE

WE PROPOSE TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:

QUOTE ESTIMATED EMIGRATION IN 1989 WAS 42,000 AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH 55,000 IN 1990. UNQUOTE

TO ENABLE US TO MEET OUR DEADLINE, GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS DESKBY 0109OOZ.

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