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1. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT YOUR SUGGESTED ANSWER TO QUESTION D
SINCE MATTER OF AMENDMENT REFERRED TO IN LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 2
_OF FCO TELNO 488 HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. WHAT WE ARE ADVISED
IS NEEDED IS FOR THE COURTS IN HONG KONG TO BE EMPOWERED TO
REVIEW THE MERITS OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO CONFINE A
REFUGEE IN A CLOSED CAMP. PRESENT HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURE WOULD
NOT BE SUFFICIENT. WE HAVE THEREFORE SUBMITTED REPLY: 'THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TOOK ACCOUNT OF THE RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS WHEN PREPARING THEIR PROPOSED LEGISLATION
IN THIS FIELD. CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO WHETHER IT MAY BE
DESIRABLE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT FOR CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO BE
MADE' DESKBY 260800Z IS ABSOLUTE DEADLINE SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY STRONG OBJECTIONS TO ABOVE WORDING.
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