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UNDERSTAND, CLEARED WITH HQBF IN HONG KONG.
D) THE HOME OFFICE DID NOT CONSULT US ON THEIR REPLIES TO
MR MADDEN'S QUESTIONS, NOR WOULD WE HAVE EXPECTED THEM TO. WHILE
WE AND THEY APPRECIATE THE SENSISITIVITY OF SECTION 4(5)
APPLICATIONS IN HONG KONG, THE FACT IS THAT AT NO POINT IN HIS
PURELY FACTUAL REPLY DID MR WADDINGTON NEED TO REFER, EVEN
OBLIQUELY, TO APPLICATIONS FROM HONG KONG.
3. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE
ALERTED WHENEVER A CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION IS TO BE ASKED. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT HKGO ALSO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE PARLIAMENTARY
ORDER PAPER, AND THAT IT IS THEIR PRACTICE TO GIVE YOU ADVANCE
NOTICE OF ANY PQS AFFECTING HONG KONG, WHETHER THEY LEARN OF THEM
FROM THIS OR OTHER SOURCES.
HOWE
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