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(a) Colonel Darby.
4.3/5.
Reference your minute above, I think the best thing would be for you to note that we are going to take legal advice on the question of the control of Chinese immigration with a view to deciding what, in fact, the real position is, and that Hong Kong will want to know that before they can really say what their requirements under any commercial treaty are. For this reason I think we cannot ask Hong Kong, at this stage, to define these requirements, and it seems to me it will, therefore, be necessary to ask you to see that our position vis-a-vis Hong Kong and the commercial treaty is reserved until decisions have been reached.
Would you please note your Economic papers accordingly, detach them, and pass file 54064/48 to the Legal Adviser.
(b) Mr. McPetrie
We should be grateful for your observations whether Hong Kong can, in fact, legally prevent the entry of Chinese under existing treaties and laws. For views on this, please see the first enclosure to No. 6 and No. 9 on 54064/47 below, and No. 1 and enclosures on this file.
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