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FM FCO 291810Z MAY 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 335 OF 29 MAY
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
CONFIDENTIAL
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LAW OFFICERS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ADVISE MINISTERS
ON CERTAIN LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE PROBLEM.
GRATEFUL TO KNOW DESKBY 30090OZ MAY EXACT POWERS OF HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT UNDER HONG KONG LAW TO:
(1)
(11)
II)
STOP A FOREIGN SHIP FROM ENTERING HONG KONG WATERS: STOP A BRITISH SHIP, OTHER THAN ONE REGISTERED IN HONG KONG, FROM ENTERING HONG WATERS:
(11!) STOP A HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIP FROM ENTERING HONG KONG
WATERS:
(IV)
REFUSE PERMISSION TO ANY PERSON ON A SHIP IN ANY OF THESE
THREE CATEGORIES TO LAND IN HONG KONG.
CARRRINGTON
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LEGAL ADVISERS.
SEAD
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MR MURRAY
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