because of the refusal of the Chinese People's Government to
accept, on deportation, Chinese aliens who are known criminals
e.g. members of triad societies, drug traffickers.
There is no
one detained under these Regulations at present. They continue
to be required and there is no intention of repealing them in
the foreseeable future.
Convicted Confrontation Prisoners
5.
Although the question relates to detainees, the matter of
Communist confrontation prisoners still serving sentences for
offences committed during the disturbances of 1967 may be raised
in supplementary Questions. This aspect is accordingly covered
in Notes for Supplementaries which are attached together with a
draft reply to the substantive Question.
8 July, 1969
Copy to
Sir Leslie Monson
MN Gammara
(A. W. Caminara)
Hong Kong Department
b.5. Carter
8/7/69