TNAG-2978-FCO40-1470-Trade-relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1982 — Page 61

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Kalaysians chose to interpret this as an example of

the City changing its rules as soon as the Halaysians

1 apned to play the ease sugeeni ally.

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The steps taken by the London Metal Exchange to

maintain orderly trading in tin which the Malaysians

saw as changing the rules to save speculators

from the consequences of their miscalculations.

Increases in overseas student fees to full cost.

In recent years, Malaysia has sent more students

to Britain than any other Commonwealth country.

It cannot provide enough university places of its own.

The Chinese do not want the heavily Malay-orientated

education available locally and there are fears that

racial tension may be exacerbated as a result of

our shutting off the safety valve represented in

the past by cheap further education in the K.

Unfavourable comment on Malaysia in the UK press.

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The problem is not likely to be settled quickly.

Relations could deteriorate further, especially if

negotations for the rale to the Kalaysians of plantation

assets of Harrisons & Crosfield, the biggest remaining

British-controlled concern in Malaysia, should go ose.

The proposal to charge foreigners more for treatment wine

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