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LAW AND ORDER IN HONG KONG
1. MR GOODLAD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MA ON 8 JUNE TO REPEAT THE POINTS HE HAD EARLIER MADE TO COUNSELLOR HU.LAW AND ORDER WAS BY FAR THE MAIN CONCERN OF MOST PEOPLE IN HONG KONG. THE LEVEL OF CROSS BORDER COOPERATION WITH GUANGDONG WAS WELCOMED BUT THE PRESENT LEVEL OF VIOLENCE WAS SEEN AS NEW, DANGEROUS AND IMPORTED. IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT A GOOD LEVEL OF COOPERATION ACROSS THE BORDER WAS MAINTAINED.
2. IN RESPONSE THE AMBASSADOR SAID THAT MR GOODLAD'S REMARKS TO COUNSELLOR HU HAD BEEN REPORTEED TO PEKING. HE WOULD REPORT AGAIN. HIS GOVERNMENT WERE READY TO COOPERATE FULLY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ALTHOUGH THIS WAS PRIMARILY A RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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