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Nevertheless, Ministers will wish to do everything possible
to ensure lenient treatment for him. Apart from the humanitarian
aspects, it is quite possible that news of a harsh sentence would
become known in Hong Kong and thus in this country.
Despite
Hong Kong's qualms about drawing attention to his case the line
suggested in the telegram is probably the most effective way
of helping
1 October 1981
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R D Clift
Hong Kong and General Department
Mr Watts, Legal Advisers
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in
no doubt that
should be returned
to China. He is of intelligence value,
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no
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returning illegals is, to a Certain extent, at risk,
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