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4. FINALLY, THE PA POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE
TO ACT UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS CONFERRED BY THE IMMIGRATIO
ORDINANCE IN THE CASE OF A CRIME COVERED BY THE CHINESE
EXTRADITION ORDINANCE. HE HANDED OVER A LIST OF THESE CRIMES
AND A SPEAKING NOTE (TEXT BY BAG, ARRIVING PEKING ON SUNDAY).
5. NCNA SAID THEY WERE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT ACTION WAS BEING
TAKEN. THEY HOPED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT
RETURNING
SUCH ACTION WAS IMPORTANT AS A DETERRENT. THE
TREND OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP IF
ORGANISERS THOUGHT THEY COULD ESCAPE FREELY TO HONG KONG AND BE
IMMUNE FROM CHINESE LAW.
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