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serving sentences of one year or more;
and
Mr. Paterson suggests that Hong Kong would pro-
bably find it necessary to release prisoners with
less than a year to serve instead of 3 months as
in this country.
This would leave a residue of
something like 500, of whom 200 must be kept in
If the Governor is able to custody at all costs.
accept this suggestion, the problem of the prison population in the event of war should not prove
unmanageable.
herewith.
? to Governor, Hong Kong, as in draft
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