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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO.409 : YAUMATEI CASE.
1. IT HAS NOW BEEN DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION ON 7TH APRIL AS FOLLOWS:
(A) A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THIRTY EIGHT POLICE OFFICERS AND
ONE EXCISE INSPECTOR SAYING THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
(B) A LETTER OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT UNDER CR55 WILL BE SENT
TO ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE INSPECTOR
OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE,
(C) A SUMMONS TO APPEAR IN COURT ON EITHER 19TH OR 11TH APRIL WILL BE ISSUED TO TWENTY POLICE OFFICERS, FOUR RETIRED POLICE
OFFICERS AND TWO INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
2. THE FIGURES REFERRED TO ABOVE SHOULD BE INSERTED IN PARAGRAPHS
1 AND 2 OF THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE CONTAINED IN MY TELNO.406.
3. PLEASE ALSO SUBSTITUTE THE WORD 'SHOULD' FOR THE WORD 'MAY
WHERE IT FIRST OCCURS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE DRAFT PRESS RELEASE.
4. WE HAVE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT GUIDANCE NOTES IN
TELNO.487:
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QUESTION AND ANSWER 7 :
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DELETE THE WORDS 'IT IS TRUE THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE
SERVED IN THE YAUMATEI DIVISION",
(11) ADD NEW QUESTION AND ANSWER AS FOLLOWS:
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(Q) HAVE ANY OF THEM SERVED IN THE YAUMATEI DIVISION ?
(A) SOME OF THEM HAVE DONE 50,