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supporters or agents. In any case, numbere of these people will enter illegally; they
will, as at present, be dealt with ad hoc
and not returned if this would involve
serious personál risk. We could, if
neeessary, represent this to the Chinese as
normal practice.
(ii) Hong Kong should agree to provide
transit facilities only. Most of the
evacuees of Chinese race are likely to want
To
a
to stay in Hong Kong or go to Taiwan.
retain in Hong Kong a large proportion of
hiomed
these people wi (apart from the domestic
problem for Hong Kong that any additions
to the population must involve) be a
standing source of irritation to the Chinese
authorities and a focal point for left-wing
A few exceptions
agitation in Hong Kong.
Conlet
can perhaps be made for those who have v.g, strong family connections with Hong Kong.
This must be for Hong Kong to decide.
the rest, the Portuguese Government must
onward
For
arrange transport, to some other Portuguese
territory.
Currange
The
(iii) The Portuguese must organise the
transport of evacuees from Macao.
Chinese claim that the waters between Hong
Kong and Macao are inland waters; they
assert that foreign craft have no right of
innocent passage and may not pass through them without prior permission. NO R.N.
ships have visited Macao since 1958. normal ferry services (largely Macao-
controlled) pass unimpeded, but special
arrangements to provide craft would be open
to challenge. The Hong Kong authorities
The
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