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RECORD OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN SIR STANLEY TOMLINSON
AND THE CHINESE CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES
AT 10.30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 1970
Those present:-
Sir Stanley Tomlinson
Mr. Ha Chia chui
Mr. L. V. Appleyard
Mr. Chiang En-chu
Sir Stanley Tomlinson began by saying that when Mr. Ma had
been to see him on 14 October, he had informed Mr. Ma that the
Hong Kong Government had decided to release four prisoners on
16 October on the grounds of illhealth, a number of years before
the normal completion of their sentences. These releases took
place on 16 October as scheduled.
2. Sir Stanley went on to say that on 14 October he had told
Mr. Ma that other cases were under consideration. He was now
able to tell Mr. Ma that the Hong Kong Government had decided
to release two more prisoners on 6 November. (Their names
were written down on a piece of paper, which Sir Stanley handed
to Mr. Ma.)
3. Sir Stanley said that Mr. Ma would note that one prisoner
was being released two years and three months before the normal
completion of his sentence, while the other was being released
almost three years in advance. Both prisoners were being
released, as before, on the grounds of illhealth. This action
by the Hong Kong Government was welcome to the British
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