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THE CHINA NEWS SERVICE (HK BRANCH) PUT OUT A DESPATCH THIS AFTERNOON (26 MAY) TO THE EFFECT THAT THE TWO LI'S WERE YESTERDAY
RELEASED ON BAIL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WOULD BE DEPORTED TO
HONG KONG. WE HAVE HAD NO FURTHER OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THIS FROM NCNA. THE TWO LI'S HAVE NOT/NOT YET RETURNED TO HK.
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES WE ARE TAKING THE LINE THAT
WE HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES A FEW DAYS AGO THAT THE TWO LI'S MIGHT BE RELEASED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. WE ARE OF COURSE VERY PLEASED.
COMMENT
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WERE THE LAST TWO HK RESIDENTS DETAINED IN CHINA FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 4 JUNE 1989. THE ONLY OUTSTANDING POLITICAL CASE IS NOW THAT OF WU JIGUANG, THE AGED HK RESIDENT DETAINED IN SHAOGUAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR TAIWAN. WE WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE TWO LIS' RELEASE TO ASK NCNA IF WU CANNOT ALSO BE LET OUT ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS.
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