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APPEAR IN THE LAW TO BE ALLOWED LESS SECURITY OF
RESIDENCE THAT
SOME BRITISH SUBJECTS. ACCORDINGLY, I AM SEEKING SUITABLE
WORDING FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD EXTEND THE PROTECTION AFFORDED
BY CLAUSE 19 TO PERSONS IN THIS POSITION WHO HAVE BEEN ORDINARILY
RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS, WITH THE
RESERVATION THAT SUCH PERSONS MAY STILL BE DEPORTED AT ANY TIME
FOR THE REASONS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2(A) OF YOUR TELEGRAM
NO. 639. I ASSUME YOU WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION.
6. UNLESS I HEAR TO THE CONTRARY EARLY, I SHALL NOW PROCEED WITH
THE BILL AS PROPOSED ABOVE.
FCO PASS COPY HK GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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SIR L MONSON
MR WILFORD MR D A SCOTT
COPY TO:
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
54 PALL MALL SW1.
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