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FM HONG KONG 251134Z FEB 82
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 189 OF 25 FEBRUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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HKK 34512
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
1 MAR 1987
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FOR WILLIAMSON, HKGD
MS VERTUCCI : PETITION TO S OF S FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS.
1. ACTING ON ADVICE FROM MR PARRY FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH LPS
MS VERTUCCI HAS ARRANGED FOR MR J.G.B. SAYER TO SUBMIT A LETTER
ON HER BEHALF TO ME ENCLOSING A PETITION ALSO SIGNED BY SAYER ON
HER BEHALF.
2. THE TEXT OF THE PETITION IS AS FOLLOWS :
I WISH TO PETITION THE PROPER AUTHORITIES IN LONDON FOR A REVIEW
OF THE DECISION RENDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON 9TH
FEBRUARY 1982. THIS ACTION DISMISSED MY APPEAL AND UPHELD THE
DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION TO REFUSE ME AN
EXTENSION OF STAY. AT NO TIME WAS I PROVIDED WITH THE REASONS
AS TO WHY THESE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN AGAINST ME.
3. MS VERTUCCI HAS ASKED ME TO ACT UPON HER REQUEST TO SUBMIT
THE PETITION TO YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS.
4. SUBJECT TO A PETITION SIGNED BY A THIRD PERSON BEING ACCEPTABLE
TO YOU, I RECOMMEND THAT IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMORANDUM AND MY TELEGRAMS ENDING WITH TELNO 186 MS VERTUCCI
SHOULD BE TOLD THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE DECISION OF THE GOVERNOR
IN COUNCIL AND THAT YOU UPHOLD IT.
5. MS VERTUCCI'S ADDRESS IN U.K. IS
C/O WILLIAM F. JACK,
28 QUEENS AVENUE,
LONDON N10 3NR
Se 93
02
(TELEPHONE: 01
A
883 5983).
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