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BELONGERS WHO CONSTITUTE A SECURITY RISK. SUCH A POWER WOULD ONLY
NEED TO BE EXERCISED IN VERY RARE CASES INDEED THE MATTER IS
LARGELY ACADEMIC BUT MEMBERS ARE MOST INSISTENT THAT IT SHOULD
BE AVAILABLE.
8. THEREFORE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE AMENDMENTS WHICH THE
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED FOR AND INTRODUCE THEM AT THE
COMMITTEE STAGE ON THE 13TH OCTOBER.
9. IT WOULD, I THINK, BE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO RESIST THE AMENDMENTS ON THE BASIS OF HONG KONG'S LOCAL INTERESTS WHICH
SEEM TO ME TO FAVOUR THEM. IF THEREFORE YOU ARE UNABLE TO AGREE
TO THE ABOVE PROPOSALS, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO CONCEAL FROM
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS THAT IT IS ON YOUR INSTRUCTIONS THAT THEIR
SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN REJECTED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE POWER TO DEPORT ON SECURITY GROUNDS WILL BE WIDELY SUPPORTED, THOUGH IT IS TO BE EXPECTED THAT A SMALL EXPATRIATE MINORITY WOULD
OBJECT VIGOUROUSLY.
10. I AM NATURALLY MOST ANXIOUS THAT THIS BILL SHOULD BE
ENACTED BEFORE I LEAVE. THE NECESSARY NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS WILL
HAVE TO BE ISSUED NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY, 8TH OCTOBER, AND
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE PROPOSALS I WOULD BE
MOST GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY
EVENT NOT LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, 6TH OCTOBER,
FCO PASS COPY HK GOVT OFFICE LONDON
TRENCH
FILES:
HKD
DTGD
FED
MVD
NTD
SIR L MONSON MR WILFORD MR C P SCOTT
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