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1. In FCO telegram No 155 we informed the Governor, Hong Kong, that we
proposed to inspire a Parliamentary Question about the release of
prisoners in Hong Kong
for reply on 25 February.
A draft telegram containing
the proposed question and answer together with
Supplementaries is submitted.
2. Hong Kong Department concur.
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MY TELEGRAM NO. 108: CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
TWO POINTS OF CLARIFICATION ON PUBLICITY:
(A) GUR FUBLIC STATEMENTS WILL INCLUDE THE FACTS ABOUT THE PRISONER DUE
UT ABOUT 2 MAY AS IN MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, WITH THE SINGLE
MODIFICATION THAT WE SHALL NOT GIVE THE EXACT DATE BUT WILL SAY ''IN
MAY''.
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(B) WE SHALL NOT VOLUNTEER THE INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD'S MEETING ON
18 FEBRUARY WAS ADDITIONAL BUT, IF ASKED, WILL SAY THAT IT WAS
ADDITIONAL AND THAT IT IS THE BOARD'S PRACTICE TO MEET MORE THAN ONCE A
CUARTER IF BUSINESS REQUIRES.
2. 1 THINK IT WOULD BE BEST TO FOLLOW THE SAME LINES IN ANYTHING SAID TO
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
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PRISONERS. WHILE ME SHALL CERTAI ILY CONTINUE TO AVOID ANY PUBLIC
LINKING OF THE WSĈUES, I THINK IT IS QUITE UNSEALISTIC
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1. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROPOSED TEXTS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY
QUESTION AND ANSWER TOGETHER WITH SUPPLEMENTARIES. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR URGENT COMMENTS.
QUESTION
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
WAT ARE THE ARRANGEMENTS IN HONG KONG FOR THE REVIEW OF THE
SENTENCES OF LONG-TERM PRISONERS.
REPLY
IT IS NORMAL FOR THE SENTENCES OF ALL LONG-TERM PROSONERS IN
HONG KONG TO BE REVIEWED REGULARLY BY THE PRISON BOARD OF REVIEW WHICH
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR. AT A RECENT MEETING, FOR EXAMPLE,
THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VARYING SENTENCES PASSED
•ON A NUMBER OF PRISONERS FOR COMPARABLE OFFENCES SHOULD BE BROUGHT
NTO LINE. AS A RESULT SOME 24 PRISONERS ARE BEING RELEASED TODAY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S INSTRUCTIONS. WHAT ARE THE USUAL
CRITERIA?
THE PRISONER'S STATE OF HEALTH AND CONDUCT IN PRISON AND THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS OFFENCE ARE ALL TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE
REVIEW OF HIS SENTENCE TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS. LINK
BETWEEN THE RELEASE OF PRISOMERS AND DETAINED BRITISH
SUBJECTS.
ALL THE RELEASES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN
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QUESTION
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
What are
Commonwealth Affairs whethan be in satisfied with
the arrangements in Hong Kong for the review of the
sentences of long-term prisoners.
REPLY
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long-term prisoners in Hong Kong to be reviewed
regularly by the Prison Board of Review which makes
recommendations to the Governor. At a recent
meeting, for example, they recommended that the
varying sentences passed on a number of prisoners
for comparable offences should be brought into line,
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IMMET LATE INFO PEKING
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 84 TO PEKING
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 84 ARRIVED HERE BEFORE PEKING TELNO. 135 WAS RECEIVEL.
2. IF I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS A VIEW, I WOULD HAVE
REQUESTED THAT CHARGE D'AFFAIRES MAKE NO REPEAT NO REFERENCE TO
SINC-BRITISH RELATIONS. IN MY VIÊN THE SUGGESTED ADDITION TENDS
UNDESIRABLY TO CONNECT THE PRISONERS WITH POLITICAL GESTURES. STILL OF
THIS CPINION.
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BEFORE DECISIONS ARE TAKEN.
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