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I have been considering whether there is anything we could usefully add to the defensive brief contained in FCO Circular '0' 14/74. While one might now want to alter the odd word here and there, by and large it remains the best available exposition of the problem. With a little ingenuity one can make quite a lot of the proposition that Hong Kong is self-evidently "a special case".
Thank you for all your help on other matters.
Yours
1. M. Rowlands
J M Rowlands Director of Immigration
cc Dr D C Wilson
Political Adviser Hong Kong
CT W Humfrey Esq
South East Asian Department FCO
D W Berry Esq
Migration & Visa Department FCO
JAB Stewart Esq OBE
Hong Kong & General Department
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