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2. MR DENIS CANAVAN HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING 3 POS FOR WRITTEN
REPLY:
(8) HOW MANY ALIENS RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN THREE
YEARS HAVE HAD THEIR RESIDENT VISAS REVOKED IN EACH YEAR SINCE
1970, CLASSIFIED BY NATIONALITY, AGE AND SEX AND THE COUNTRIES
TO WHICH THEY WERE REPATRIATED:
(9)
HOW MANY ALIENS ARE NOW RESIDENT IN HONG KONG WHOSE
PRESENCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RESIDENT'S VISA:
(10) HOW MANY ALIENS ARE PRESENTLY IN HONG KONG WHOSE PRESENCE
IS SUBJECT TO A RESIDENT'S VISA: AND IF HE WILL CLASSIFY THE
INFORMATION BY NATIONALITY, AGE, AND SEX.
3. MR BOB MCTAGGART HAS ALSO PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR
WRITTEN REPLY:
(11) WHAT CHANNELS OF APPEAL OR PETITION EXIST IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHOSE EXPULSIONS HAVE BEEN
ORDERED AND WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED THE LOCAL APPEALS PROCEDURE.
WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING REPLIES TO QUESTIONS (3), (4), (7) AND (11):
4.
(3) I HAVE NO NEW INFORMATION TO ADD TO THE REPLY I GAVE THE
HONOURABLE MEMBER ON 2 FEBRUARY.
(4) YES.
(7) NO.
(11) HONG KONG RESIDENTS MAY PETITION HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE. ALL SUCH
COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE GOVERNOR. 5. GRATEFUL FOR DRAFT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (1), (2), (5), (6), (8), (9) (10).
6. IF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS (2), (8), (9) AND (10) IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE WE ARE PREPARED TO RECOMMEND
THAT THE LORD PRIVY SEAL SAY SO AND DECLINE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 23
HAK 380/2 ON GROUNDS OF EXCESSIVE COST.
7. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED CIRCULAR 105/82 PROMISED IN YOUR TELNO 129. GRATEFUL FOR TEXT OF CIRCULAR, YOUR DRAFT REPLIES AND COMMENTS ON OUR DRAFTS TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND NOTES DESKBY 191200Z IF POSSIBLE. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO DELAY PART OF YOUR REPLY IT MUST REACH US HO LATER THAN 220900Z AS WE HAVE TO SUBMIT ALL REPLIES AND BACKGROUND NOTES BY NOON THAT DAY. CARRINGTON
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