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FM FCO 170944Z JULY 31
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 602 OF 17 JULY.
YOUR TELNƆ 675 OF 16 JULY:
1.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
COPIES OF EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN MR MARKS AND MR RIDLEY BEING SENT BY TELELETTER.*
2. AS YOU WILL SEE, MR RIDLEY'S REPLY WAS A RE-ITERATION OF
THE LONG-STANDING POLICY OF HMG IN RELATION TO DEPENDENT TERRI-
TORIES GENERALLY. IT DID NOT IMPLY ANY CHANGE OF POLICY IN
RELATION TO ANY PARTICULAR TERRITORY.
3. HMG'S POSITION IN RELATION TO HONG KONG REMAINS AS STATED
BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY IN LEGCO ON 6 NOVEMBER 1975 AND YOU MAY SO REPLY TO ANY ENQUIRIES.
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