THE RETURN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CHINA
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Lord Goronwy-Roberts agreed on May 3 that the
Governor might discuss with the Chinese the practical
arrangements for the return of illegal immigrants in
the context of attempting to secure further Chinese
cooperation towards the reduction of the rate of
immigration into Hong Kong from China.
2. In his letter of 22 May, Mr Youde informed the
Governor that he had ministerial authority to return
illegal immigrants but advised the Governor not to
proceed until we were able to see whether the
situation had been complicated by the application by
a Chinese student in London for political asylum.
3. The student, Mr Tsui Yen-ming, was granted
permission to remain in this country on 29 May. The
Chinese have protested but the case has not aroused
any publicity, adverse or otherwise, in this country.
The Chinese Ambassador did not raise the matter when
/he met the