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UNDER PRESSURE TO LEAVE HONG KONG AND HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO WE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY WOULD CONSIDER SYMPATHETICALLY WHETHER TO ADMIT THEM, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES UNQUOTE.
IF THIS COULD BE DONE IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN ANSWER FROM THE HOME SECRETARY HIMSELF WE BELIEVE IT WOULD GO SOME WAY TO REASSURE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WITHOUT REQUIRING ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE OF POLICY.
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
.HK POLICY
65
DISTRIBUTION
72
NTCD
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
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