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4. A FIFTIL PERSON, CHAN KWOK-KEE, WHO WAS IN THE GROUP CF 119 BUT
WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT KAI TAK AFTER APPLICATION FOR A
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, HAVING TAKEN LEGAL ADVICE, DECIDED THAT SINCE THE BALANCE OF
PROBABILITY LAY IN FAVOUR OF HIS BEING ENTITLED TO CLAIM HONG KONG
BIRTH, HE SHOULD NOT BE REPATRIATED.
5. SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSUL GENERAL HAS BEEN INFORMED ABOUT CHAN. HE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED NEED TO RESPECT HONG KONG LAW.
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DEFENCE DEPT
LEGAL ADVISERS
GIPD
NEWS DEPT
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PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
PS TO MR ENNALS
PS TO POS
MR WILFORD
MR MALE
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