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FM FCO 2315152 JUNE 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 471 OF 23 JUNE YOUR TELNO 631: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES : CLOSED CAMPS. (15)
WE HAVE RECEIVED MEMORANDUM ZCC(82)74 AND HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO STUDY DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR FIRST TIME AS HAVE LEGAL ADVISERS.
WE AGREE THAT THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF
REFUGEES DOES NOT APPLY TO HONG KONG. (IF IT DID, YOU WOULD ALSO NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ARTICLE L6, DEALING WITH FREE
ACCESS TO COURTS).
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3. HOWEVER THERE IS A SIMILAR PROVISION IN ARTICLE 9/4 OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS WHICH
DOES APPLY TO HONG KONG. THIS CASTS SOME DOUBT ON THE PROPOSAL
IN PARAGRAPH 25(C) OF THE MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF
SECURITY TO DEAL WITH APPEALS AGAINST CERTIFICATION RATHER THAN
A COURT OR TRIBUNAL.
4.
YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO RECONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL IN THE
LIGHT OF THE PROVISION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT.
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